Crap, I don't know why I didn't read/hear about this sooner....Semper Fi SgtMaj.

5th sergeant major of the Marine Corps dies

By John Hoellwarth - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jul 11, 2007 19:00:51 EDT

The fifth and most highly decorated sergeant major of the Marine Corps died in Newport Beach, Calif., on July 5, according to Marine officials.

Retired Sgt. Maj. Joseph Dailey, 90, was the oldest living sergeant major of the Marine Corps. Details about the cause of his death were not immediately available. The Daily Pilot of Newport Beach reported that he died of natural causes.

Sgt. Maj. Carlton Kent, the Corps’ current senior enlisted Marine, on Monday flew to Newport Beach for Dailey’s wake. Kent also plans to attend Dailey’s funeral in Pleasant Grove, Utah, when he is buried there Thursday, according to an e-mail Kent sent throughout the Corps on July 5.

Dailey earned the Navy Cross as a technical sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, in Korea on Feb. 25, 1953, for braving intense enemy machine gun, grenade and automatic weapons fire to rescue six wounded and isolated Marines, according to his award citation.

Full article
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/07/marine_dailey_070907/

Rest in Peace Sgt Maj.Thank You for your service.