Alfred M. Gray

29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1991, presiding over major changes in U. S. Marine Corps warfare doctrine to emphasize maneuver warfare, as well as overall professional development for all Marines (both officers and enlisted), inviting comparisons to General John A. Lejeune for this "Second Enlightenment" of the Corps, a major post-Vietnam War transformation of the service branch.