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Lt. Col Michael R. Ford, Army National Guard Aviation and Safety Division, stands with devil dogs from Marine Barracks Washington after a Thanksgiving celebration aboard the Odyssey III, Nov. 25. - Lt. Col Michael R. Ford, Army National Guard Aviation and Safety Division, stands with devil dogs from Marine Barracks Washington after a Thanksgiving celebration aboard the Odyssey III, Nov. 25.

Barracks Marines take part in Thanksgiving festivities aboard cruise ship

A squad of Marines from Marine Barracks Washington joined other active-duty service members to celebrate with local veterans, wounded warriors and children whose parents are deployed overseas for a Thanksgiving celebrations aboard a dinner cruise ship on the Potomac River, Nov. 25. The Marines in Dress Blue Alphas met the many guest on the

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Maj. Edward Greeley escorts the casket of Col. John Ripley during his funeral at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Nov. 3. The funeral was said to be one of the largest ever held at the academy. - Maj. Edward Greeley escorts the casket of Col. John Ripley during his funeral at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Nov. 3. The funeral was said to be one of the largest ever held at the academy.

Col. John Ripley laid to rest at U.S. Naval Academy

On the battlefield, many servicemembers have collectively fought to win major battles, but one special Marine performed a task so bold and decisive that it changed the course of an entire war. The Marines of Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., honored one such leader, Col. John Ripley, a celebrated war hero of the Vietnam War, who recently passed

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Gen. James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps, along with Sgt. Major Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, lead Marines from Marine Barracks Washington during Gen. Robert H. Barrow's funeral in St. Francisville, La., Nov. 3. Barrow, the 27th CMC, a veteran of three wars, with more than 40 years of service, passed away Oct. 30. - Gen. James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps, along with Sgt. Major Carlton W. Kent, 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, lead Marines from Marine Barracks Washington during Gen. Robert H. Barrow's funeral in St. Francisville, La., Nov. 3. Barrow, the 27th CMC, a veteran of three wars, with more than 40 years of service, passed away Oct. 30.

Gen. Robert Barrow honored, remembered by Marines

With the passing of one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ finest leaders, more than 200 servicemembers converged on his hometown, Nov. 3. Gen. Robert H. Barrow, 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was honored by a battalion of Marines from Marine Barracks Washington, led by Gen. James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps and Sgt. Maj.

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