Lt. Gen. David G. Bellon, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, left, speaks to Shana McCool, right, and Kate Oja, far right, ship sponsors and granddaughters of the late Capt. Richard M. McCool Jr., during a speech at the christening ceremony of the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) at Pascagoula, Mississippi, June 11, 2022. Bellon spoke strongly about the legacy of their grandfather and how Marines and Sailors will always remember the time they were stationed on the McCool.

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