Service members and attendees honor the fallen with a moment of reflection during a wreath-laying ceremony for Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, 3rd sergeant major of the Marine Corps, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Jacksonville, , Nov. 10, 2016. Since Nov. 10, 1954, wreath-laying ceremonies honoring former Commandants and Sergeants Major have been conducted at their gravesides or other places as a continuing part of the Marine Corps birthday tradition. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Judith L. Harter)

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