Son and Father, Both Marines, Still Reaching More Milestones

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Editor's Notes: Upon his retirement July 3, Che Bolden capped off his 26 years in the Marine Corps by receiving a Legion of Merit Award for his service as assistant chief of staff for the Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) G-3/5 and G-7 Directorates. He had been instrumental to the operation of 24 installations and their more than 33,000 personnel. Che's dad, Charles Bolden, became a decorated aviator during more than 100 combat missions after he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 and finished flight training. He spent 14 years as an astronaut during his Marine service, flying four Space Shuttle missions before returning to active-duty service until his 2003 retirement. He went on to serve as NASA administrator under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.