This corporal's 'reply all' email debacle went viral. When the memes blew up, a top Marine took notice.

Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz made a surprise visit to Cpl. Andrew Hundley's "Corporals Course" graduation ceremony at Camp Johnson, NC, on June 5, 2025.

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• A young Marine's course certificate accidentally made it into thousands of government inboxes.
• The "reply allpocalypse" spurred a barrage of memes, making the corporal famous.
• The saga came to an end Thursday with an unexpected surprise.

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