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141211-M-ZR832-002.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Oscar Olive

Dec 12, 2014

Washington, D.C. - Maj. Brian Dix, outgoing commanding officer of "The Commandant's Own," The United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, passes the unit's guidon to Capt. Christopher Hall, incoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2014. Dix was appointed as the fourth director of "The Commandant's Own," in September 1998. Hall joined "The Commandant's Own" in March 1994 as a mellophone bugler, and is the only officer to serve as a Drum Major, Assistant Director, Operations Officer and Executive Officer for the unit.

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