Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Yolanda M. Mayo, deputy operations officer of Marine Corps Community Services, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, hugs a family member of the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, former sergeant major of the Marine Corps, during a wreath laying ceremony honoring McHugh 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 Mar

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Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Yolanda M. Mayo, deputy operations officer of Marine Corps Community Services, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, hugs a family member of the late Sgt. Maj. Thomas J. McHugh, former sergeant major of the Marine Corps, during a wreath laying ceremony honoring McHugh 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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