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Senior Enlisted Advisors Mark Armed Forces Day

Michael L. Lewis
From American Forces Press Service

May 19, 2013

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From left, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III; Sgt. Maj. of Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett; Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike D. Stevens; Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody; and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt pause after a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., in honor of Armed Forces Day, May 18, 2013. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega)

To mark Armed Forces Day, the services’ senior enlisted advisors joined the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony here at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

On a gray afternoon between spells of light rain, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia and his fellow enlisted advisors hung the logos of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard on a wreath wrapped with purple ribbon just steps away from the gravesite.

Joining Battaglia in the ceremony were Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Michael D. Stevens, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt.

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