Twentynine Palms Marine base marks 58th year, awards a Silver Star
Staff reports • The Desert Sun • August 21, 2010
Marine Brig. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy, III hosted a birthday celebration on Friday, which included a cake-cutting ceremony and a rededication of the official battle colors of the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center.
Rededication of the battle colors is a practice observed every two years for Marine commands.
Friday's ceremony was held in conjunction with the base's 58th birthday celebration.
As part of the day's events, retired Col. Marcel J. “Mac” Dube was awarded the Silver Star in recognition for his heroic valor on March 20, 1967, during the Vietnam War.
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Twentynine Palms Marine base marks 58th year
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