Fox News: Oldest Marine Outpost in U.S. Holds Ceremony for Fallen Troops

The city drinking and ░░░░░░░░ foul play is expected ░░░░░░░░ memorial day weekend we ░░░░░░░░ honoring all those who ░░░░░░░░ the ultimate sacrifice With ░░░░░░░░ now is operation enduring ░░░░░░░░ s veteran and commanding ░░░░░░░░ of the marine barracks ░░░░░░░░ D C colonel colonel ░░░░░░░░ s operation iraqi freedom ░░░░░░░░ forgot we talked about ░░░░░░░░ earlier Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ time an and it ░░░░░░░░ an important weekend I ░░░░░░░░ to talk about your ░░░░░░░░ at the marine barracks ░░░░░░░░ oldest marine outpost in ░░░░░░░░ country First your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ reflections on this weekend ░░░░░░░░ griff thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me today It s ░░░░░░░░ privilege to be with ░░░░░░░░ and remember those who ░░░░░░░░ gone before and that ░░░░░░░░ what memorial day is ░░░░░░░░ for us and everyone ░░░░░░░░ the country about honoring ░░░░░░░░ who made the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ in defending our great ░░░░░░░░ Griff and as you ░░░░░░░░ on that as a ░░░░░░░░ officer of the marine ░░░░░░░░ is it special to ░░░░░░░░ Do you take from ░░░░░░░░ marines coming up I ░░░░░░░░ At the marine barkracks ░░░░░░░░ have the privilege to ░░░░░░░░ the wreaths to rest ░░░░░░░░ yards from where we ░░░░░░░░ and we have the ░░░░░░░░ to read the biography ░░░░░░░░ the reflection of the ░░░░░░░░ that have gone before ░░░░░░░░ special to them Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about marine barracks ░░░░░░░░ Washington You re the ░░░░░░░░ officer and there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of special things ░░░░░░░░ do some of which ░░░░░░░░ when they come to ░░░░░░░░ can see We conduct ░░░░░░░░ at night since 1957 ░░░░░░░░ at iwo jima we ░░░░░░░░ do sunset parades The ░░░░░░░░ shut come of that ░░░░░░░░ but you re back ░░░░░░░░ it We re starting ░░░░░░░░ time with things opening ░░░░░░░░ in the country and ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ be starting here at ░░░░░░░░ jima memorial again on ░░░░░░░░ 8th with our sunset ░░░░░░░░ And modified last night ░░░░░░░░ to the rain but ░░░░░░░░ get through it no ░░░░░░░░ what comes hell or ░░░░░░░░ water is what I ░░░░░░░░ learned when I ve ░░░░░░░░ the honor to document ░░░░░░░░ in the field Tell ░░░░░░░░ as we look a ░░░░░░░░ of the ceremony last ░░░░░░░░ the precision the detail ░░░░░░░░ discipline of the marines ░░░░░░░░ what s on display ░░░░░░░░ Tell me about training ░░░░░░░░ discipline I think the ░░░░░░░░ and discipline is what ░░░░░░░░ us apart That s ░░░░░░░░ the common link is ░░░░░░░░ those who have gone ░░░░░░░░ When you see the ░░░░░░░░ embodied behind us that ░░░░░░░░ the same quality that ░░░░░░░░ look for in marines ░░░░░░░░ I can assure you ░░░░░░░░ that the marines today ░░░░░░░░ ready for any challenge ░░░░░░░░ comes before us Griff ░░░░░░░░ look at the six ░░░░░░░░ in the statue behind ░░░░░░░░ it represents every marine ░░░░░░░░ fought in campaign since ░░░░░░░░ a very different set ░░░░░░░░ challenges than the marines ░░░░░░░░ 2021 Talk to me ░░░░░░░░ the difference and challenge ░░░░░░░░ challenges are different in ░░░░░░░░ but the general general ░░░░░░░░ we still have to ░░░░░░░░ is the uncertainty And ░░░░░░░░ s the part we ░░░░░░░░ back to the training ░░░░░░░░ discipline for the marines ░░░░░░░░ what will get them ░░░░░░░░ any uncertainty that comes ░░░░░░░░ us We re excited ░░░░░░░░ say or I m ░░░░░░░░ to say that the ░░░░░░░░ really do step up ░░░░░░░░ every challenge we ve ░░░░░░░░ them face so far ░░░░░░░░ it s certainly something ░░░░░░░░ ve been witness to ░░░░░░░░ s talk for a ░░░░░░░░ about you specifically this ░░░░░░░░ Monday you just celebrated ░░░░░░░░ years after you were ░░░░░░░░ in the marine corps ░░░░░░░░ did Graduated from the ░░░░░░░░ academy on may 24th ░░░░░░░░ Griff what lessons have ░░░░░░░░ learned What lessons in ░░░░░░░░ has a marine of ░░░░░░░░ years you ll pass ░░░░░░░░ to the younger generation ░░░░░░░░ d say to trust ░░░░░░░░ one another trust those ░░░░░░░░ have gone before is ░░░░░░░░ they teach you and ░░░░░░░░ heavily on your family ░░░░░░░░ that without our family ░░░░░░░░ andrea and four sons ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be here ░░░░░░░░ doing what I can ░░░░░░░░ Griff you talk about ░░░░░░░░ families You know this ░░░░░░░░ colonel belongs to gold ░░░░░░░░ families It s about ░░░░░░░░ and the sacrifices that ░░░░░░░░ families make the wives ░░░░░░░░ children the brothers and ░░░░░░░░ What do you say ░░░░░░░░ them on a weekend ░░░░░░░░ this I say it ░░░░░░░░ a reminder really for ░░░░░░░░ whole country that as ░░░░░░░░ honor those who have ░░░░░░░░ the ultimate sacrifice while ░░░░░░░░ re honoring them we ░░░░░░░░ honoring the families and ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ outreaches we have for ░░░░░░░░ the evening parade last ░░░░░░░░ we had indoors we ░░░░░░░░ able to use the ░░░░░░░░ organization and 15 gold ░░░░░░░░ families that we could ░░░░░░░░ Griff it must have ░░░░░░░░ an emotional and special ░░░░░░░░ Do you draw some ░░░░░░░░ in the job you ░░░░░░░░ doing to see something ░░░░░░░░ that Absolutely I d ░░░░░░░░ that the biggest humbling ░░░░░░░░ is conducting the funerals ░░░░░░░░ at arlington national cemetery ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned when we ░░░░░░░░ off the biography of ░░░░░░░░ marines that have gone ░░░░░░░░ we re remembering korean ░░░░░░░░ vets vietnam vets and ░░░░░░░░ you see the looks ░░░░░░░░ faces when the marines ░░░░░░░░ done before they look ░░░░░░░░ at envy and pride ░░░░░░░░ inscription uncommon valor with ░░░░░░░░ common virtue words to ░░░░░░░░ by very important to ░░░░░░░░ marine corps Absolutely We ░░░░░░░░ some marines getting commissioned ░░░░░░░░ in a small private ░░░░░░░░ as that young marine ░░░░░░░░ forward he will face ░░░░░░░░ challenges We talked a ░░░░░░░░ about the challenges but ░░░░░░░░ will be the toughest ░░░░░░░░ him The toughest again ░░░░░░░░ probably the uncertainty out ░░░░░░░░ What they can rely ░░░░░░░░ is their training and ░░░░░░░░ they ve been taught ░░░░░░░░ school and the fleet ░░░░░░░░ learn from their nco ░░░░░░░░ and safe nco s ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ right way when they ░░░░░░░░ faced with a new ░░░░░░░░ they might not have ░░░░░░░░ they ll be able ░░░░░░░░ succeed Griff not to ░░░░░░░░ you on the spot ░░░░░░░░ s memorial day weekend ░░░░░░░░ served inand who would ░░░░░░░░ like to remember Pa ░░░░░░░░ eric christianson a few ░░░░░░░░ passed Griff we thank ░░░░░░░░ and their loved ones ░░░░░░░░ the sacrifice and thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here today ░░░░░░░░ you.