General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retires from the Marine Corps, Oct. 11, after 42 years of service, during a private ceremony in the USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown Navy Yard, Mass. General Dunford’s younger brother, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Mike Dunford (retired) was the retiring officer during the ceremony. Dunford, a Boston native, who was also the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was succeeded by 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley, Sept. 30, on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, adjacent to the Pentagon. The USS Constitution, dubbed “Old Ironsides,” was commissioned on October 21, 1797 and is the oldest warship in the world.
Date Taken: | 10.11.2019 |
Date Posted: | 10.12.2019 17:23 |
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Location: | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
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