First Sgt. Victor Melendez, of the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, gives a purple ribbon to an attendee before the memorial service hosted March 15 in honor of Crystal Hamilton, 29, which was held at the Quantico Marine Memorial Chapel. Hamilton was killed Feb. 27 during a domestic dispute in Prince William County. The vigil was officiated by base Chaplain Commander Jeff Etheridge. Hamilton, a native of Charleston, South Carolina is survived by her 11-year-old son. Family, friends and leadership of the Wounded Warrior Battalion where she worked as a recovery care coordinator, were among the hundreds in attendance. - First Sgt. Victor Melendez, of the Wounded Warrior Battalion at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, gives a purple ribbon to an attendee before the memorial service hosted March 15 in honor of Crystal Hamilton, 29, which was held at the Quantico Marine Memorial Chapel. Hamilton was killed Feb. 27 during a domestic dispute in Prince William County. The vigil was officiated by base Chaplain Commander Jeff Etheridge. Hamilton, a native of Charleston, South Carolina is survived by her 11-year-old son. Family, friends and leadership of the Wounded Warrior Battalion where she worked as a recovery care coordinator, were among the hundreds in attendance.
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Around Chaplain Gordon Ritchie’s office at Marine Corps Recruiting Command are samples of the birdhouses he builds as a hobby. Ritchie has taken over as the Protestant chaplain for the Marine Memorial Chapel, and in March he’ll become the senior chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion. - Around Chaplain Gordon Ritchie’s office at Marine Corps Recruiting Command are samples of the birdhouses he builds as a hobby. Ritchie has taken over as the Protestant chaplain for the Marine Memorial Chapel, and in March he’ll become the senior chaplain for Headquarters and Service Battalion.