Sgt. Maj. Sylvester Daniels, Marine Barracks Washington Sergeant Major, presents the flag to Bettina L. Beard during a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Feb. 5. Beard is the widow of Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan, who was killed in action Jan. 24 as a result of injuries after being struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Brennan is the first enlisted Marine to receive a full honors funeral under new CMC policy. - Sgt. Maj. Sylvester Daniels, Marine Barracks Washington Sergeant Major, presents the flag to Bettina L. Beard during a funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Feb. 5. Beard is the widow of Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan, who was killed in action Jan. 24 as a result of injuries after being struck by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Brennan is the first enlisted Marine to receive a full honors funeral under new CMC policy.
Secratary of the Navy Donald Winter escorts his wife through Navy and Marine "sideboys" during the conclusion of his farewell ceremony at Crawford Hall at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 23. Winter served three years as the SecNav. - Secratary of the Navy Donald Winter escorts his wife through Navy and Marine "sideboys" during the conclusion of his farewell ceremony at Crawford Hall at Marine Barracks Washington, Jan. 23. Winter served three years as the SecNav.
Staff Sgt. Alexandra Perkins leads the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., during the "Starlight Parade" at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Oct. 7. Perkins is the first female to lead the Drum and Bugle Corps from a Drum Major position. - Staff Sgt. Alexandra Perkins leads the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., during the "Starlight Parade" at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, Oct. 7. Perkins is the first female to lead the Drum and Bugle Corps from a Drum Major position.