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Marine Corps Installations East (MCIEAST)-Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune has a new sergeant major.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Tellez assumed duties as the MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune sergeant major from Sgt. Maj. Charles A. Metzger during a relief and appointment ceremony on Camp Lejeune, Dec. 21. The ceremony marked Metzger’s retirement from the Marine Corps following 30 years of service and nearly three years as the command’s sergeant major.
Maj. Gen. Julian D. Alford, commanding general, MCIEAST-MCB Camp Lejeune, oversaw the ceremony and bid farewell to Metzger by awarding him the Legion of Merit.
“When you serve alongside somebody for this long, you really figure out their true character,” Alford said during the ceremony that was streamed live on Camp Lejeune’s Facebook page. “Honor, courage (and) commitment - those three words actually mean something to Sgt. Maj. Metzger down deep. He always, always has done the right thing.”