Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, left, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune sergeant major, and Wendy Silvera, center, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9133 member, and retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Yolanda M. Mayo, right, deputy operations officer of Marine Corps Community Services, MCB Camp Lejeune, pose for a photo during a wreath laying ceremony honoring Sgt. Maj. McHugh at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and S


Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, left, Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune sergeant major, and Wendy Silvera, center, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9133 member, and retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Yolanda M. Mayo, right, deputy operations officer of Marine Corps Community Services, MCB Camp Lejeune, pose for a photo during a wreath laying ceremony honoring Sgt. Maj. McHugh at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major, have been conducted at their gravesides and other various locations to continue the traditions within the Marine Corps Birthday.


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