The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, right, promotes actor and singer Jim Nabors to the honorary rank of sergeant during the Marine Corps birthday ball in honor of the 238th birthday of the Marine Corps, hosted by Marine Corps Forces, Pacific in Waikiki, HI, Nov. 1, 2013. Nabors portrayed the character Pfc. Gomer Pyle on television during the 1960s.