Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Barry Fletcher with a gold badge in recognition of his 50 years of service in the Green Howards Association. Fletcher was a member of the Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in 1963, and was present in Tripoli when the units exchanged plaques for the second time. The first plaque exchange took place in Shangai, China in 1927. - Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, presents Barry Fletcher with a gold badge in recognition of his 50 years of service in the Green Howards Association. Fletcher was a member of the Yorkshire Regiment of the British Army in 1963, and was present in Tripoli when the units exchanged plaques for the second time. The first plaque exchange took place in Shangai, China in 1927.
Iwo Jima veteran and National Museum of the Marine Corps docent Frank Matthews shows a group of high school students the place on a map of the island of Iwo Jima where his unit landed and then fought its way north for two hours under fire. - Iwo Jima veteran and National Museum of the Marine Corps docent Frank Matthews shows a group of high school students the place on a map of the island of Iwo Jima where his unit landed and then fought its way north for two hours under fire.
Robin Hutton, president of Angels without Wings and the major fundraiser behind the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park’s new statue of Korean War hero Staff Sgt. Reckless; Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps; and Jocelyn Russell, the artist who created the statue, stand at attention during the statue’s July 26, 2013, unveiling ceremony. - Robin Hutton, president of Angels without Wings and the major fundraiser behind the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park’s new statue of Korean War hero Staff Sgt. Reckless; Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps; and Jocelyn Russell, the artist who created the statue, stand at attention during the statue’s July 26, 2013, unveiling ceremony.
Retired Maj. Gen. Ed Usher, Marine Corps Association president and CEO, addresses the crowd at the association's 100th anniversary celebration at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 25, 2013. - Retired Maj. Gen. Ed Usher, Marine Corps Association president and CEO, addresses the crowd at the association's 100th anniversary celebration at the National Museum of the Marine Corps April 25, 2013.