171012-N-IL267-005 WEST BETHESDA, Md. (Oct. 12, 2017) Marco Robledo, a disabled combat veteran and federal employee, speaks at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's combined observance for National Hispanic Heritage Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month in West Bethesda, Md., Oct. 12, 2017. Robledo was wounded by an improvised explosive device while deployed to Iraq as a combat engineer with the National Guard in 2007. After he rehabilitated from his injuries, he followed a mentor's advice and applied to work at Carderock as a contract specialist. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)