(From left) Lance Cpl. Jonathan S. Blankenship, native of Nashville, Tenn., Cpl. Nathan R. Maxwell, native of Jefferson City, Mo., and Ryan R. Harper, native of St. Louis, Mo., all with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, clear roots of a tree in preparation for extracting it from the ground at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., May 6, 2010. Marines with 3rd Bn., 24th Reg., are helping the Bostonian community during Marine Week to help extract invasive plants and trees from Franklin Park. - (From left) Lance Cpl. Jonathan S. Blankenship, native of Nashville, Tenn., Cpl. Nathan R. Maxwell, native of Jefferson City, Mo., and Ryan R. Harper, native of St. Louis, Mo., all with 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, clear roots of a tree in preparation for extracting it from the ground at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass., May 6, 2010. Marines with 3rd Bn., 24th Reg., are helping the Bostonian community during Marine Week to help extract invasive plants and trees from Franklin Park.