Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Lukeman, retired, president of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, left, Kristopher Battles, art and resident, middle left, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Toby Bass, security guard, middle right, and Anna Pardo, director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps pose for a photo at the Belleau Wood Tree Planting ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, June 6, 2022. The trees planted are part of a project, dedicated to establishing groves of Belleau Wood “descendant trees” throughout the United States. The acorns were acquired


Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Lukeman, retired, president of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, left, Kristopher Battles, art and resident, middle left, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Toby Bass, security guard, middle right, and Anna Pardo, director of the National Museum of the Marine Corps pose for a photo at the Belleau Wood Tree Planting ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, June 6, 2022. The trees planted are part of a project, dedicated to establishing groves of Belleau Wood “descendant trees” throughout the United States. The acorns were acquired from France, planted, protected and nurtured until they were grown to a size that allowed the saplings to be transported and planted at significant locations around the country.


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