Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, shakes hands with the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh's, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, daughter during a wreath laying ceremony honoring Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, third sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major, have been conducted at their gravesides and other various l


Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Ryan A. Gnecco, sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations East-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, shakes hands with the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh's, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, daughter during a wreath laying ceremony honoring Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, third sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nov. 10, 2022. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies, honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major, have been conducted at their gravesides and other various locations to continue the traditions within the Marine Corps Birthday.


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