Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joseph Katz, chief of staff, Marine Forces Reserve, places a wreath in front of the grave of Gen. Robert Barrow, the 27th Commandant of the Marine Corps, in St. Francisville, L.A., Nov. 10, 2024. Barrow was the first Marine Corps commandant to be buried at his hometown and not in Arlington National Cemetery. Each year on the Marine Corps Birthday, Marines with Marine Forces Reserve lay a wreath on his grave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Scott Jenkins)