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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. \u2014 Spectators who braved chilly winds lined both sides of the street Saturday as more than 5,000 Marines and sailors paraded their power <\/span>as part of the 2nd Marine Division’s 75th anniversary celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a01.5-mile parade\u00a0featured everyone\u00a0from World War II veterans to the future Marines in who now comprise <\/span>JROTC. The division marched in step beneath a large U.S. flag that marked the reviewing area.\u00a0Veterans along the route sported Marine memorabilia and gave shouts of “ooh-rah,” which were quickly answered by the war cries of the passing platoon.\u00a0The\u00a02nd Marine Division band’s rendition of the Marine’s Hymn earned an ovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was not a day for Marines alone. The division has upwards of 900 sailors, who have an equal share in the heritage of this blue-green team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When you see the Marines walking by, it is hard to pick out a sailor,” said\u00a0Command Master Chief (FMF\/SW) Russell Folley. “The sailors in this division are in lock-step with the Marines. They train with them, they live with them, and they are a part of their unit. And when they leave the 2nd Marine Division, they are the best sailors in the Navy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The events were an opportunity “to celebrate heritage and legacy, both past and present,” for Sgt. Maj. Jim Boutin, 2nd Marine Regiment sergeant major. Roughly 1,200 regimental Marines joined him; 3rd Battalion was conducting\u00a0preparatory training at\u00a0Fort AP Hill, Virginia, in anticipation of\u00a0an upcoming unit deployment to Okinawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such dispersion is par for the course for the “Follow Me” division. Marines from\u00a02nd Assault Amphibian Battalion are conducting cold weather training in Norway,\u00a01st BattalionBn.<\/span>, 8th Marines is serving as the Black Sea rotational force, and\u00a08th Marine Regiment has taken the helm for Special Purpose MAGTF-Crisis Response Africa in Spain and Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cpl. Anthony Silkwood, a tank commander with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, gives a firsthand tour of an Abrams to Jake, the son of Capt. Jason Dequenne.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo Credit: Lance M. Bacon\/Marine Corps Times<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Division leaders\u00a0felt it was important this be a community celebration. As such, the parade was held in Jacksonville rather than on Camp Lejeune, and culminated with\u00a0a community festival at Jacksonville’s New River Waterfront Park.\u00a0There, Marines and citizens enjoyed some dodge ball, live music,<\/span> and plenty of food. The M1A1 Abrams tank, assault breaching vehicle, and light armored reconnaissance vehicle were big hits, as the young \u2014\u00a0and young at heart \u2014\u00a0crawled through crew compartments and took countless selfies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today is a very special day for us because we get to play host to the 2nd Marine Division,” said\u00a0Jacksonville Mayor Sammy Phillips. “This gives us an opportunity to recognize the heroes who live among us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-day celebration\u00a0included a memorial ceremony to honor the division’s dead and missing warriors. Veterans from each era also placed battle streamers on the division colors.\u00a0The division band wrapped up the two-day celebration with a concert at Northside High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Follow Me” division organized Feb. 1, 1941, at Camp Elliott, California. Its Marines have fought in every clime and place, from Guadalcanal in the Pacific to Afghanistan’s Helmand province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of the division’s former commanders \u2014\u00a0Gens. Al Gray, Randolph Pate and James Jones\u00a0\u2014\u00a0went on to serve as commandant. Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, also led the division as a two-star general\u00a0from July 1954\u00a0to February 1955.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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