Readiness

Barbara Kanegaye, the 27th Commandant’s daughter, Col. Walker Field, Chief of Staff of Marine Forces Reserve, and 1st Sergeant Sigrid Rivera, company first sergeant, await the beginning of the wreath laying ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana, Nov. 10, 2019. Mrs. Kanegaye has attended the annual wreath laying ceremony at her father’s grave every year since his passing in 1983. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher England)