Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott Grade, left, sergeant major, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and Sgt. Justin Emery, right, non-commisioned officer in charge, Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIEAST, MCB Camp Lejeune, render honors during a wreath-laying ceremony for the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, , Nov. 10, 2017. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies honoring former commandants and sergean


Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Scott Grade, left, sergeant major, Marine Corps Installations East, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and Sgt. Justin Emery, right, non-commisioned officer in charge, Installation Personnel Administration Center, Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCIEAST, MCB Camp Lejeune, render honors during a wreath-laying ceremony for the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, , Nov. 10, 2017. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies honoring former commandants and sergeants majors have been conducted at their gravesides or other places as a continuing part of the Marine Corps birthday tradition. ( Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Colton Brownlee)


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