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* During a dedication ceremony on May 17, Colonel Julian D. Alford, Commanding Officer, The Basic School, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., named a new TBS barracks "McGlothlin Hall" in honor of First Lieutenant Donald R. McGlothlin.
McGlothlin posthumously was awarded the Silver Star for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in combat operations on Nov. 16, 2005, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. McGlothlin was the platoon commander, 2d Platoon, Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2d Bn, First Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Regimental Combat Team 2, Second Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in New Ubaydi, Iraq.
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