Marines honor Charlottean, Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dudley and his family during a wreath laying ceremony at Marine Week Charlotte, , Sept. 8, 2018. Dudley was assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, and was killed in action while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Marine Week Charlotte commemorates the contributions of local Marines whose service to our nation has protected and preserved our way of life for hundreds of years.

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