Twenty-ninth Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Alfred Gray speaks to guests at the christening ceremony of the USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) during a visit to Pascagoula, Miss., Oct. 6, 2018. Frank E. Petersen, Jr. was the Marine Corps’ first African-American aviator and general officer.

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