Sgt. 1st Class Dave Clark, a recruiter and retention noncommissioned officer with the Maryland National Guard's Recruiting and Retention Battalion, gives his farewell speech to Recruit Sustainment Program soldiers from the same battalion following his De-Hatting Ceremony at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Maryland, on March 5, 2022. The De-Hatting Ceremony is a symbolic tradition where drill sergeants retire their campaign hats after completing their tour.

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