USMC 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines Relief & Appointment Ceremony | Defense Now [14:54-19:13]

So thank you, thank you. And I want to say if we can give a round of applause to all the Marines that took part in this ceremony please. I also want to say thank you to a couple of other sergeants majors, Sergeant Criskey and Sergeant Young. You know, they've been part of my time here with fifth Marines and without them, you know, telling me hey, how juxtapal I am or friggin' hey, that's what I need to do. I can be successful without them and also like, you know, I kind of poke at them every now and then to let them know that 825 is still the best sergeant of the time here. Sorry for that. Nice guns. So tell me, he came in, you know, took them from Nascuns Frick. He is a man behind the closed doors. He makes things happen in this battalion and I truly appreciate everything that he has done for this battalion. Again, you know, my name might be on that record that says 2-5 but I equally believe that his name should be just right there right beside mine. Nascuns still the battalion off sheep so please give him a round of applause as well. And for Sergeant Trickler coming into the battalion, I think you're gonna do great things. I already see it coming in this morning as I left my house and then coming here at 0-4-30 getting ready to see how you're gonna execute this. The movement of Fort Lawrence Hill, you know, you had a ton of Marines. I didn't think it was gonna be that many. Obviously family members and prior leaders coming but I did not think it was gonna be that big of a turnaround. So you have had a great impact in the previous units and I think you're gonna carry that over and have a lot of impact on the bloodline and itself. So if you'd like to, I'd see Fulton like I wholeheartedly believe that you're gonna take this time and take him back out there for the 31st of me and bring him back. And then remember him for another deployment and I don't think they had a better selection to lead 2-5 for this upcoming deployment. So with that, I turn it over to Sergeant Trickler. Marines, first off, you guys out in 2-5. You look amazing. This is an unproper command but it's a non-doctoral so for the next 2-3 minutes go and shake it out, make your legs. That's in order so go ahead and get up. I don't want anybody falling out. I was you, I know how that feels. But thank you for what you do and you look amazing. You guys would much rather be shooting guns doing what you need to do for our country versus standard formation. But when infantry guys come to formation, they look better than anybody else because that's what we do we're infantry. So shake it out and enjoy your time. I'll put you guys a parade rest when we get ready to get out of here. Family, appreciate you guys coming out. I know I've got everybody from multiple different countries, cities, states, coming all over. I've got multiple command leadership from the past. I truly appreciate you guys being here. Appreciate our support from the Army brothers in the past. Also our Navy guys. Every single person in this field in this area right here, we're on humbled grounds. We sit on this field amongst the legends. Some major tailor mentioned that this battalion is the best in the area. It's not the best in the areas, the best in the Marine Corps. The highest legacy, the most decorations, is 2-5. We wreck house when it comes to going overseas. We put warheads on four heads like we're supposed to. I truly appreciate everything you do, but I don't want to keep you guys from living and I understand you guys are going to have a nice weekend in front of you. Thank you for everything that you guys have done. Family, friends, staff, truly. Thank you for everything that you did. And Marines, once again, this is an amazing battalion. Let's restore this legacy and let's make this legacy stronger and better. It's not only the most decorated or the best battalion in the Marine Corps when the red call goes up, because we want to put warheads on four heads with the rest of them.