Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott D. Grade, right, sergeant major, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, stands at the position of attention as Sgt. Ronald A. Johnson, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Support Battalion, places the wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, , Nov. 10, 2016. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides or othe
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott D. Grade, right, sergeant major, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, stands at the position of attention as Sgt. Ronald A. Johnson, administrative clerk, Headquarters and Support Battalion, places the wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, , Nov. 10, 2016. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides or other places as a continuing part of the Marine Corps birthday tradition.
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