Marine Corps Col. Gabrielle M. Hermes, the commanding officer of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), hands a piece of the ceremonial cake to Eddie Vincek at Ruritan Club, Chesapeake, Va., Nov. 9, 2022. Marines with FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM, and their respective Headquarters and Service Battalion, visited the local veteran to celebrate the Marine Corps 247th annual birthday and reaffirm the ethos of once a Marine, always a Marine. Eddie Vinc


Marine Corps Col. Gabrielle M. Hermes, the commanding officer of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLANT), Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM), Marine Forces Northern Command (MARFOR NORTHCOM), Headquarters and Service Battalion (HQSVCBN), hands a piece of the ceremonial cake to Eddie Vincek at Ruritan Club, Chesapeake, Va., Nov. 9, 2022. Marines with FMFLANT, MARFORCOM, MARFOR NORTHCOM, and their respective Headquarters and Service Battalion, visited the local veteran to celebrate the Marine Corps 247th annual birthday and reaffirm the ethos of once a Marine, always a Marine. Eddie Vincek honorably fought during the battle of Iwo Jima which was one of the last and most violent struggles of the World War II campaign in the Pacific.


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