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Rest in peace, General Gray.
Al Gray, beloved former Marine Corps commandant, dies at age 95
Gen. Al Gray, the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, died Wednesday in his home following an extended period of hospice care.
The 95-year-old New Jersey native rose from private to four-star general, leading the Corps during the fall of the Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf War.
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Photo circa 1990
Then Commandant of the Marine Corps General Al Gray made a stop on Okinawa.
I heard he was coming to the chow hall on Kinser so I blew off 13:00 formation so I could meet him.
Gunny was PISSED and I pushed a lot of concrete. nearly 30 years later? Worth it!
Al Gray, beloved former Marine Corps commandant, dies at age 95
Gen. Al Gray, the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps, died Wednesday in his home following an extended period of hospice care.
The 95-year-old New Jersey native rose from private to four-star general, leading the Corps during the fall of the Soviet Union and the Persian Gulf War.
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Photo circa 1990
Then Commandant of the Marine Corps General Al Gray made a stop on Okinawa.
I heard he was coming to the chow hall on Kinser so I blew off 13:00 formation so I could meet him.
Gunny was PISSED and I pushed a lot of concrete. nearly 30 years later? Worth it!