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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nMick sends us the sad news<\/a> that Sergeant Major Robert Earl Cleary, the tenth Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps has passed at the age of 86;<\/p>\n Sergeant Major Cleary served his country and the Corps with extraordinary pride and accomplishment for 36 years. He was trained in Demolition, was assigned to multiple Rifle Companies, served with the Military Police, was a Drill Instructor and was assigned to numerous Aviation Units. He served four combat tours to include one in Korea and three in Vietnam. He was and is the absolute epitome of a Marine. As a result, he was selected and served as the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the highest enlisted position, for his final four years in the uniform. <\/p>\n His awards include the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, three Air Medals, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V” and a gold star in lieu of a second award, Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with palm, and Combat Aircrew Wings with three stars. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n A memorial mass will be held on February 20 at 1:00 PM at St John the Apostle Catholic Church, 1968 Sandbridge Road, Virginia Beach. Cremated remains will be interred at the church and a reception will follow in the Church Commons…In lieu of flowers the Cleary family requests that your donations be made to St John the Apostle for School and Outreach<\/a> or the Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals<\/a>.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"