(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States as Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps from 9 June 2011 to 20 February 2015. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Barrett and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country culminate a long and distinguished career in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. His singularly distinctive accomplishments and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.