U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041

Members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 take part in a ceremony in the rotunda at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, July 12, 2018. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

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Fri., July 13, 2018

Glenn Walker, of Spokane, Wash., salutes the flag, showing his "Semper Fi" arm tattoo, during a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon, including Walker, who was awarded a Purple Heart, served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

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David Marvin, left, of Oceanside, Calif., and Walter Ness, right, of Auburn, Wash., both members U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 view names at the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. following a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
U.S. Marines from the Security Force Battalion at Naval Sub Base Bangor perform a 21-gun salute during a ceremony at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 pose for a group photo at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on the same steps where they were sworn into service 50 years ago, Thursday, July 12, 2018, following a reunion ceremony. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Photographs of the six members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 who did not return from combat in the Vietnam War, are displayed before a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Dan Kirkman, of Covington, Wash., sets up photographs of the six members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 who did not return from combat in the Vietnam War, before a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Dan Kirkman, of Covington, Wash., wears a ballcap with his Marine Corps platoon number on it during a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Dave Oxford, right, of Missoula, Mont., salutes the flag during a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Glenn Walker, of Spokane, Wash., wears a Purple Heart pin on his cap for injuries he received while serving in the Vietnam War in 1969 during a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Members U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 take part in a ceremony in the rotunda at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, July 12, 2018. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 are reflected in the granite of the Washington State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, July 12, 2018, before a reunion ceremony, as photos of the six members of the platoon who were killed in action in the Vietnam War are displayed.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Dave Oxford, of Missoula, Mont., salutes the flag during a ceremony, Thursday, July 12, 2018, to mark the 50th reunion of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press
Members of U.S. Marine Corps Evergreen State Platoon 3041 take part in a ceremony in the rotunda at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., Thursday, July 12, 2018. The event was held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of when members of the platoon joined the Marines in 1968. Many of the platoon served in the Vietnam War, including six who were killed in action.

Ted S. Warren Associated Press