Veteran Spotlight: Sgt. Marlene Linsalato

Today's #VeteranSpotlight celebrates the service of Sgt. Marlene Linsalato who currently serves at Riverside National Cemetery as a member of the Marine Semper Fi Team #1. Marlene, along with many others who serve at Riverside National Cemetery, does this as a service to those who have served this country.
Marlene has a passion for serving other Veterans and giving them the a farewell of a Hero. She has many years of service.

On September 1978 to May of 1983 she was Active Duty for the Marine Corps in Quantico VA. and Camp Pendleton CA.
She went on Reserve Duty June 1988 to June 1991 serving in MCAS Beaufort SC. She began serving with Marine Semper Fi #1 as the Honor detail in October of 2012 to today. Since she began with the Honor Detail she has participated in over 1,300 Military Honor services and looks forward to many more.

🇺🇸We honor and Thank you Marlene for your service! 🇺🇸
On Wednesday October 21st at 0900 the "Unclaimed Veterans" will be honored at Riverside National Cemetery at shelter G. There will be 28 names read with the Military performing Military honors which include: The folding of the Flag, the Rifle Volley and the playing of Taps. Please join us as we celebrate our military and their service to us and this country.
Due to COVID you will be required to wear a mask. (Unclaimed services are every third wednesday of the Month! Please Mark your calendars!)

The beauty of our Veterans serving other Veterans and their families has inspired this new video series.

Tune played by Dark Isle Piper:
When the Pipers Play Bagpipe Tune: When the Pipers Play
Performed by Tress, Dark Isle Piper
Taps Recording
Production by Dark Isle Productions
Filmed at Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside National Cemetery: Unclaimed Veteran Service

[christophersherman]

Thank you for giving our Veterans a outlet, a voice, support. Without the Brave Soldiers who give all they have so we can be Free. My Dad was a Marine, will all ways be a Marine as well. 🇺🇸❤️

[alvinmeeks]

As a veteran i thank you for presenting this video. It makes me feel, well home. Indebted to you young lady. Thank You, GOD BLESS

[etorres]

Thank You Marlene for you services. love you all

[redburban]

Thank you for doing your job LEATHER NECK .

[sundaysrhythm]

I get teary eyed EVERY time! Thank you for this Tress!

[ColinH]

A very moving tribute indeed. Gone, but not forgotten. These things matter. Thanks for this, Tress.

[StMyles]

Deep Respect for this Detail. Thanks for sharing Piper.

[adamhenderly]

Thank you for your service. Rest In Peace soldiers.

[tacitusthehistories]

Semper Fidelis Marine! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your service. You do honor to the uniform & wear the eagle, globe & anchor well! Chesty as every Marine, active & inactive are very proud of YOU! SEMPER FIDELIS! Carry on!

[mikehansford]

Miss serving with Semper Fi Team #1. Retired and left SoCal about 4 years ago. Glad to see Sgt Linsalato is still playing. Hope Doc and the rest of the crew are doing well. God Bless... GySgt H.

[geraldm]

Thank you so much for sharing this!....

[Terrierized]

Honor and thanks Marlene
Thanks for posting DIB :)

[partriarch]

Outstanding! I can connect with the mission of these Marines. In 1967, during time between combat tours in Vietnam as a grunt, I served in an Military Police company on MCB Camp Pendleton. Part of our duties was to provide men for burial details honoring Marines killed overseas. I was on the rifle detail (volley party) of seven Marines to provide the solemn 21 gun (three volley) final salute. Those Marines had families who were present for their burial. To this day, I can still remember the anguished wails of sorrow as the families watched their loved one lowered into the earth. Having survived a tour of combat, in my mind was the thought "There, but for the Grace of God, goes me!" A sobering thought.
These Marines do God's work, looking out for those deceased servicemen and women who had no one known to claim and honor them. The bugler playing "Taps" still brings a tear to the eye, even if I don't know the fallen person.
'Tis a pity that there isn't a good piper to play "Flowers of The Forest" for them. Of course, that might be somewhat problematic, since that lament is traditional for British Commonwealth forces but not the American Armed Forces. Although I am an American, I do so love the pipes.
~Semper Fidelis~

[Decoy]

Hey my last name is also Linsalato :).... havent known any linsalatos outside my family, maybe were related! Thank you for your service Marlene.