Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires

By Cpl. Katherine SolanoMarch 20, 2012

Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to his three-year-old grandson, Isaiah, during his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. Wrench said Isaiah is who will keep him young a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salutes during his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. Wrench served for 30 years, completing nine deployments, two tours of recruiting duty,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires
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Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salutes during his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. Wrench served for 30 years, completing nine deployments, two tours of recruiting duty,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Survival, celebration: Sergeant major retires
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Jo Ann Wrench (left) holds flowers she received during the retirement ceremony for her husband, Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench, aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. Wrench, the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, retired after 30 yea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Maj. Herbert Wayne Wrench (right), the sergeant major of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is congratulated by a long line of friends and family after his retirement ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 16, 2012. During the ceremony, Wrench spoke... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Three decades of service and faithful marriage, nine deployments and two tours on recruiting duty only skims the surface of one sergeant major