Third Bn Fourth Marines Change of Command July 2004.

Association members attended the Thundering Third change of command held this July at 29 Palms MCB. Lt. Colonel McCoy handed the Battalion off to Lt. Colonel Kennedy. Association members in attendance were Oscar Kergalvis, Jim Fortner, Brad Fagerstrom and Col Henry. After the cermonies they retired to the O club to hear some after action reports from their latest tour of duty in Iraq.

	Association Members L to R , Kergalvis,Faggerstrom, Fortner with Lt.Colonel McCoy holding an association application.
	Lt. Colonel McCoy with Exec A.J Petrucci
	Sgt Maj Howell with Oscar Kergalvis, that's Oscars picture in background in a CH-46 on the way to Operation Hastings
	L to R, Brad Faggerstrom, Col Henry (ex officer on Hastings), and Oscar Kergalvis
	Sgt Maj Howell talking with Jim Conklin.
	3rd Bn 4th Marines Roll Call.
	Gunny Courville waiting for cermony to begin.
	Gunny Courville Narrator of Change of Command Cermony.
	Sgt Maj Howell handing colors to McCoy then Mccoy handing colors to Kennedy
	Bn Pass and Review, McCoy and Kennedy
	Bn Pass and Review, McCoy and Kennedy with VIP section
	Lt.Colonel McCoy Left, Lt. Colonel Kennedy

Pictures submitted by Brad Fagerstrom