Cpl. Ricardo Gonzalez, right, is handed a rake from Yoshihisa Asahi during a beach cleanup May 20, 2014, at Matsuda-no-Hama Beach. Gonzalez has been chosen by the American Legion to receive the Spirit of Service Award at a national convention Aug. 26, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gonzalez is a San Jose, California, native and Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Cpl. Ricardo Gonzalez, right, is handed a rake from Yoshihisa Asahi during a beach cleanup May 20, 2014, at Matsuda-no-Hama Beach. Gonzalez has been chosen by the American Legion to receive the Spirit of Service Award at a national convention Aug. 26, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gonzalez is a San Jose, California, native and Marine Air-Ground Task Force planning specialist with Headquarters Company, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.