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Cpl. Chi Nguyen

Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and a procession of Marines from Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., marches through Arlington National Cemetery, VA, during a full honors funeral for Gen. Earl Edward Anderson, on March 31, 2016. Anderson was the first active duty Marine Naval Aviator to be promoted to a four-star rank, and he became the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps on April 1, 1972.