/home/cms_data/dfault/photos/stories/id/4/6/6046/s_ERRORCpl. Chi NguyenGen. 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.