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Former Special Ceremonial Platoon (SCP) commander, Col. Jim Bathurst, U.S. Marine Corps, retired, made a very special visit to the Barracks. Bathurst, a Vietnam veteran and former Barracks Marine, enlisted in 1958 and served in Vietnam, where he was recommended for a combat commissioning as well as a meritorious promotion to gunnery sergeant if the commissioning did not go through. Then, Staff Sgt. Bathurst, checked into the Barracks as the new SCP platoon sergeant, and was promptly promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant upon checking in. A few weeks later, his combat commission went through and he was promoted to second lieutenant.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 “Red Devils”, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reunite with family during a homecoming ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., September 15, 2019. The Red Devils spent six month deployed as part of the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Victoria Decker)

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All-Weather) [VMFA(AW)] 225, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, return to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 10, following a six month Unit Deployment Program (UDP) in Japan. Marines and Sailors trained alongside foreign forces throughout Guam, South Korea, and Japan as part of America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Samuel Ruiz)