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2008

John W. Ripley’s Funeral

Annapolis MD

A 3 photo panoramic shot of the funeral procession forming up outside the chapel

Honorary pall bearers were

Lt. Col. Le Ba Binh Vietnamese Marine Corp (Ret)

Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Beverly, KCB, OBE

Commandant General 1990-1994, Royal Marines (Ret)

General Walter E. Boomer, USMC (Ret)

Col. Wesley L. Fox, USMC (Ret)

Paul E. Galanti USNA ‘62

Charles F. “Chuck Goggin

Sgt, 1^st Plt, Lima Co. 3/3, USMC

Lt. Gen. William M Keys, USMC (Ret)

General Carl E Mundy, Jr., USMC (Ret)

30^th Commandant of the Marine Corps

Jesse Torres

Cpl, RTO, Lima Co. 3/3, USMC

Leaving the chapel. Foreground: Rus Jewett, Al Niece, John Sobach, Squirrel Castleman,Dave and Susan Schwirian, Chuck Percherke

Funeral Procession to the Naval Academy Cemetary

Foreground: Tom Bailey, Dave and Mark Schwirian

Next row: Susan Schwirian, Squirrel Castleman

Background: Doc Hardin, Nathen Jones, Chuck Percherke

Chuck Percherke

Kevin MacDonald and Bud Wang

Bud Wang and Leo Geyza

Honor guard entering the Cemetary

Funeral procession crossing the bridge to the cemetary

Approaching the internment area -Photo by Paul Gillesie

Taking the final hill

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