Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jerod Richardson(left) with Officer Selection Team Boston, Recruiting Station Boston, reads a letter written by Maj. Christopher Flood, the command officer of RS Boston, to Marine Corps Veteran Pvt. Armand J. Pontbriant to thank him for his dedicated service to our country at the celebration of Armand’s 100th birthday at the Mount Saint Rite Health Center in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Jul. 9, 2023. Armand served during World War II on the USS Rutilicus, and was a part of the Makin Island Campaign from 1943 to 1944.

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