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    Corps’ most decorated regiment welcomes new sergeant major

    CAMP PENDLEON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    09.06.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez 

    1st Marine Division

    Colonel Jason Bohm, commanding officer, 5th Marine Regiment, passes the noncommissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Clifford Wiggins, sergeant major, 5th Marines, during a relief, appointment and retirement ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing pad here, Sept. 6, 2013. Marines and sailors of the Fighting Fifth bid farewell to Sgt. Maj. Alberto Ruiz, former sergeant major, 5th Marines, who retired after 30 years of service after relinquishing his post to Wiggins during the ceremony. Wiggins served as the sergeant major of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion before assuming his current post. Ruiz is a Laredo, Texas, native, Bohm is an Oyster Bay, N.Y., native, and Wiggins is a Cincinnati native.

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2013
    Date Posted: 09.10.2013 18:15
    Photo ID: 1014558
    VIRIN: 130906-M-PH863-609
    Resolution: 4088x2726
    Size: 4.31 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLEON, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: CINCINNATI, OHIO, US
    Hometown: LAREDO, TEXAS, US
    Hometown: OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK, US

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