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The Navy Honor Guard fires a volley as part of the 21-gun salute in honor of Capt. Eli Takesian, the eighth Chaplain of the Marine Corps, at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. on Dec. 4, 2014. Takesian died May 20, 2014 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Takesian is most renowned for the care and aid he provided to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at the bloody battle of Hue City during the Vietnam War. - The Navy Honor Guard fires a volley as part of the 21-gun salute in honor of Capt. Eli Takesian, the eighth Chaplain of the Marine Corps, at the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. on Dec. 4, 2014. Takesian died May 20, 2014 at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Takesian is most renowned for the care and aid he provided to the Marines of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at the bloody battle of Hue City during the Vietnam War.

Serving sea services; Eighth chaplain of Marine Corps laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Navy chaplain Capt. Eli Takesian was ceremonially laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia on Dec. 4, 2014. Takesian served as the eighth Chaplain of the Marine Corps and during his career he earned the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars and four Presidential Unit Citations. Upon retiring in 1987, he had given

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Sgt. Jason Pena, a bugler with The Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, plays taps after a wreath was placed at the grave site of Gen. Thomas Holcomb, the 17th commandant of the Marine Corps, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, November 10, 2014. Holcomb served as the commandant of the Marine Corps from 1936 to 1943. - Sgt. Jason Pena, a bugler with The Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps, plays taps after a wreath was placed at the grave site of Gen. Thomas Holcomb, the 17th commandant of the Marine Corps, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, November 10, 2014. Holcomb served as the commandant of the Marine Corps from 1936 to 1943.