Marine Sgt. Ethan Rocke, 26, cries as taps is played during interment ceremonies for former President Ronald Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
Mark J Terrill, Associated Press
Marine Sgt. Ethan Rocke, 26, cries as taps is played during interment ceremonies for former President Ronald Reagan at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
Mark J Terrill, Associated Press
'Tis a lovely photograph of real emotion there - a Marine who has total respect for his Commander-in-Chief.
He has the ability to focus his extraordinary skills on his military targets, while doing it all for the right reasons, and here shows his understanding of and respect for the loss of a great President.
Here's a picture of me revisiting Parris Island in 2002, 50 years after I led the parade (Guidon Bearer carrying the American Flag, out front of Company "A" with its Company Commander) for the Dedication Ceremony of the Iwo Jima Monument on the Parade Deck there...
It was the time of the greatest buildup in Marine Corps history, with 38,000 Souls on Board.
Our parade had eight full companies, composed of many platoons each, and it was a day of tremendous pride.