Making the event special on the night of 10 November, 2017 was the presentation of the Marines NCO sword to Sgt. Luke Marley for his three tours of service in Iraq. The sword was then used to commemorate the bond all Marines have young and old which is symbolized by the cutting of the cake by the oldest and the youngest Marine present. On this special night the guest speaker Cpl. Edgar Harrell cut the cake with Sgt. Marley. Cpl. Harrell age 94 shared his story of survival and service aboard the USS Indianapolis which was sunk during WW2 in August, 1945.

Hear a little bit of Cpl. Harrell’s story here: