SAN DIEIGO (Nov. 09,2018) — Lieutenant Colonel James Hoffmann, commanding officer of the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) cleans the sword after cutting the first piece of cake at a celebration of the 243rd Marine Corps Birthday. NMCSD is the largest naval hospital on the west coast, employing more than 6,000 Sailors, Marines, civilians and contractors.

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