Taliano

Charles Taliano Jr. (May 9, 1945 – June 4, 2010) was an American Marine Sergeant and drill instructor. Taliano was featured as a drill instructor in a well-known Marine Corps recruitment poster using the slogan, "We don't promise you a rose garden". Taliano was photographed for the poster in 1968 while waiting for an honorable discharge at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina.