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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.(April 2, 2007)-Lt. Col. Todd Desgrosseilliers, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to Lance Cpl. Jordan Buhler during a ceremony in front of the battalion, April 2. Buhler received the medal for wounds sustained on Nov. 25, 2006. He was a driver with the battalion and dismounted from his vehicle to stop a suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The vehicle exploded, severely wounding him and killing another Marine. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David A. Weikle) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.(April 2, 2007)-Lt. Col. Todd Desgrosseilliers, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to Lance Cpl. Jordan Buhler during a ceremony in front of the battalion, April 2. Buhler received the medal for wounds sustained on Nov. 25, 2006. He was a driver with the battalion and dismounted from his vehicle to stop a suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The vehicle exploded, severely wounding him and killing another Marine. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David A. Weikle)

Hammond, La., native awarded Purple Heart for wounds received in Iraq

The Purple Heart medal has been awarded to service members and civilians since 1932 for wounds received in action against enemies of the United States and its allies. On April 2, Lance Cpl. Jordan Buhler, a Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, joined the estimated 1.7 million men and women who have received the

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Division NCO of the year leads Teufelhunden in Iraq

Good leadership is one of the foundations the Marine Corps was built on. It is the art of inspiring Marines to rise above self-concern, to place the team first, and accomplishing the mission. It requires judgment, integrity, honesty, decisiveness and many other attributes expected of Marines on a daily basis. When Marines prove themselves as

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Lance Cpl. Michael Christiano, a Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, hugs his father after returning from a seven-month deployment to western Iraq. The battalion conducted counter-insurgency operations in the southwest region of the Al Anbar province of Iraq. This was their third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Lance Cpl. Michael Christiano, a Marine with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, hugs his father after returning from a seven-month deployment to western Iraq. The battalion conducted counter-insurgency operations in the southwest region of the Al Anbar province of Iraq. This was their third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

‘Destroyers’ mark end of 3rd OIF deployment

April usually brings spring showers, but there was nothing but sunshine and open arms for the Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, who returned from their third deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 2. The battalion was deployed for seven months to the southwest region of the Al Anbar

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, honor the memories of 14 fallen brothers at a memorial ceremony here, March 31. These Marines made the ultimate sacrifice while honorably serving their country in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, honor the memories of 14 fallen brothers at a memorial ceremony here, March 31. These Marines made the ultimate sacrifice while honorably serving their country in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

Honoring those who give us freedom: 3/2 remembers fallen

The American flag rippled powerfully in the breeze coming off the river water. Fourteen monuments stood still in front of hundreds of families, friends, Marines and sailors. The bright, sunny day could not detract the sorrow felt in the crowded amphitheater. It was clear the monuments were a reminder of the great sacrifices made by the men and

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Sgt. Kevin Atterberry, a Marine with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, holds his child in his arms after returning from a seven-month deployment to Iraq. The unit was deployed throughout the Al Anbar province providing intelligence support to Multinational Forces-West. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- Sgt. Kevin Atterberry, a Marine with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, holds his child in his arms after returning from a seven-month deployment to Iraq. The unit was deployed throughout the Al Anbar province providing intelligence support to Multinational Forces-West. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

A night of homecomings: Two units return from 7 months in Iraq

On opposite ends of the base, two different groups of families and friends wait for the same joy of having their Marines home.Anticipation is evident as the crowds become more and more anxious. They have all endured seven months of being separated from their loved ones.As the chartered buses pull up to the sidewalks and the Marines file off

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FORT PICKETT, Va.- Lt. Colonel Didier Gros, assistant military attach? to the French embassy in Washington, D.C., awards Capt. Sean Mellon the French National Defense Bronze Medal during a ceremony at a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Fort Pickett, Va., March 22. The medal is awarded to individuals for honorable service to France. Mellon, a logistics officer with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, received the award for his service in Haiti from March to June 2004. - FORT PICKETT, Va.- Lt. Colonel Didier Gros, assistant military attach? to the French embassy in Washington, D.C., awards Capt. Sean Mellon the French National Defense Bronze Medal during a ceremony at a Military Operations in Urban Terrain facility at Fort Pickett, Va., March 22. The medal is awarded to individuals for honorable service to France. Mellon, a logistics officer with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, received the award for his service in Haiti from March to June 2004.