Retired General Al Gray, former commander of the Marine Corps, died Wednesday at the age of 95.
Gray, who served as the 29th commander of the Marine Corps, died after a long period of hospice care, Military Times reported.
Gray served in the Marine Corps for 41 years, serving as commander from 1987 to 1991, and the decorated veteran was “widely beloved” by Marines and branch veterans, according to the report. It is written.
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Retired Commander of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray (Marine Corps)
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1950 and was commissioned in 1952, initially serving in Korea with the 11th and 7th Marine Regiments and the 1st Marine Division.
He then served on a tour in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Silver Star in 1967 for clearing a 150-foot path through a minefield that killed one Marine and injured two more. was awarded. safety.
Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard salute during the national anthem during the unveiling of the new Outstanding Marines commemorative stamp in San Francisco, Nov. 10, 2005. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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“Today, I join every Marine, past and present, in mourning the loss of General Gray, the 29th commander of the Marine Corps,” Gen. Eric M. Smith, the 39th commander of the Marine Corps, said in a press release Wednesday. Ta.
Marines stand in formation. (St. Petersburg)
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“He was a ‘Marine’s Marine,’ a giant who walked among us during and after active duty, and who remained one of our Corps’ closest friends and defenders well into his later years. His Contributions These include the evolution of our maneuver warfare doctrine.”
