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An award shelf for Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, is displayed at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

An award shelf for Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, is displayed at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, left, a Marine Gunner, shakes hands with a Marine during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, left, a Marine Gunner, shakes hands with a Marine during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, center, a Marine gunner, poses for a photo with Sgt. Maj. Damian G. Rodriguez, left, the sergeant major, and Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer, both of School of Infantry-West, during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, center, a Marine gunner, poses for a photo with Sgt. Maj. Damian G. Rodriguez, left, the sergeant major, and Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer, both of School of Infantry-West, during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry-West, gives opening remarks during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry-West, gives opening remarks during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, walks toward the stage during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, walks toward the stage during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry West at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, gives remarks during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, a Marine Gunner, gives remarks during an award ceremony at the School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, right, a Marine Gunner, receives a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry-West, during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 4 Gilbert H. Bolton, right, a Marine Gunner, receives a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from Col. Patrick B. Byrne, the Commanding Officer of School of Infantry-West, during an award ceremony at SOI-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 22, 2024. Bolton received a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for completing over 4,000 hours of service in his community. Bolton retired on the first of October in 1991 after 32 years of honorable service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela J. Watts)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mhecaela Watts

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. George Newton poses with U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history after the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. George Newton poses with U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history after the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Winston G. Pritchard stands in the crowd during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Winston G. Pritchard stands in the crowd during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history bow their heads during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the base theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marines dressed in uniforms representing the different time periods throughout Marine Corps’ history bow their heads during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the base theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West Commanding General, passes the first piece of cake to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bruce A. Hall, Security Battalion Corrections Officer and the oldest Marine present at the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West Commanding General, passes the first piece of cake to Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bruce A. Hall, Security Battalion Corrections Officer and the oldest Marine present at the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, addresses the audience during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Nick I. Brown, Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, addresses the audience during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

The Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West Color Guard carries the colors for the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony, commemorating 249 years of United States Marine Corps History at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

The Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West Color Guard carries the colors for the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony, commemorating 249 years of United States Marine Corps History at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marines march out the birthday cake during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

U.S. Marines march out the birthday cake during the Camp Pendleton Annual Marine Corps Birthday Pageant and Cake Cutting Ceremony at the Camp Pendleton Base Theater at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024. The birthday pageant is an annual tradition that includes a uniform pageant as well as the traditional cake cutting ceremony in honor of the Marine Corps’ birthday. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, gathers with instructors of the Infantry Unit Leaders Course at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, gathers with instructors of the Infantry Unit Leaders Course at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to students with Infantry Unit Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to students with Infantry Unit Leaders Course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visits barracks at School of Infantry West to inspect the serviceability of the living quarters at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visits barracks at School of Infantry West to inspect the serviceability of the living quarters at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, right, visits barracks at School of Infantry West to inspect the serviceability of living quarters at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, right, visits barracks at School of Infantry West to inspect the serviceability of living quarters at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to a student with the Infantry Training Battalion at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos A. Ruiz, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speaks to a student with the Infantry Training Battalion at Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 26, 2024. Sgt. Maj. Ruiz toured MCB Camp Pendleton, interacted personally with Marines, and emphasized the Barracks 2030 plan to improve Marines’ welfare through barracks modernization. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne A. Torres)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeslianne Torres

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