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- [Reporter] The Vietnam War Memorial

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adds a new name to the wall,

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the Commandant awards innovative Marines,

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and Corps hosts its symposium addressing gender bias,

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this week on The Corps Report.

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(bugle playing "Taps")

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This is Corporal of Marines Kenneth Ray McGuire.

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He died during the Vietnam War.

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He was never added to the Vietnam War Memorial

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due to technicalities.

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But all that changed this week,

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when Kenneth R McGuire was immortalized on the wall.

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Semper fidelis, Marine.

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(dramatic music)

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The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Robert Neller,

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awarded the 2016 Commandant Innovation Challenge

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winners this week.

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The Marines were recognized for their innovative ideas

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to increase the Corps' capabilities

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and warfighting advantage.

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The Marine Corps hosted a gender bias symposium

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in Quantico, Virginia on May 31st.

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Law enforcement and academic experts

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identified and suggested possible solutions

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to allow Marines to serve to their full potential

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by removing gender discrimination

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or harassment from their workplace.

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Brigadier General William Seely

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had this to say about the event.

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- And this part of an ongoing series

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again to inform and better educate all of us as leaders

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on how we interact with regard to gender

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in the Marine Corps.

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We all need to be treated with dignity and respect,

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no matter who we are.

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- [Reporter] Professor Theresa Vescio gave this advice

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for helping to end gender bias in the workplace.

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- We don't want to be protected like your mothers,

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or your sisters, or your daughters.

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We want to be respected, like your coworkers,

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like your partners, like your teammates.

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- [Reporter] That's all for this week on The Corps Report.