Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
U.S. service members, friends and family stand and pray during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
U.S. Marines with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, stand in formation during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
The U.S. Marine Band Camp Pendleton performs during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas, with Fire and Maneuver Intergration Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, delievers a speech during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas, right, with Fire and Maneuver Intergration Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, laughs during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Frasier, left, hugs Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas with Fire and Maneuver Intergration Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
Retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Michael Frasier, left, shakes the hand of Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas with Fire and Maneuver Intergration Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert......
Photo by Cpl. Robert Gavaldon | 1st Marine Division | 06.07.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 5 David C. Thomas, left, with Fire and Maneuver Intergration Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, looks at his family during a retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 7, 2018. The ceremony was held in honor of Thomas for his 30 years of meritorious service. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon)...