Stories - Page 111

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 15, 2007)- Cpl. Eric Alt, 21, a vehicle commander with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, is welcomed home by his wife, Adrienne, after returning from a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Syracuse, N.Y., native said that today was "honestly, the best day of his life." (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 15, 2007)- Cpl. Eric Alt, 21, a vehicle commander with 3rd Platoon, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, is welcomed home by his wife, Adrienne, after returning from a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Syracuse, N.Y., native said that today was "honestly, the best day of his life." (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)

Greeted with open arms: Alpha Battery returns from fight

As the sun set on Camp Lejeune, families and friends of approximately 120 Marines with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, waited in anticipation of their loved ones’ return from a seven-month deployment to Iraq.Even the shadows of the approaching night couldn’t darken the mood of the crowd as they cheered and

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Marines deliver fuel to Iraqi hospital

Marines with Regimental Combat Team 6 delivered much-needed fuel to an Iraqi-run hospital in Fallujah, Iraq, March 16. Staff Sgt. Matthew Evans, the convoy commander for Security Platoon, Headquarters Company, RCT-6, and his Marines escorted three fuel tankers to the Jordanian Field Hospital. The area isn’t booming with insurgent activity as much

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Marines man new observation post with honor

Marines with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, are manning a new observation post along one of the most violent streets in Iraq named after one of their own who was killed in the line of duty. The observation post, or OP, is named after Lance Cpl. Jeremy S. Shock, a 22-year-old machine gunner from Cincinnati, assigned to Weapons

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 15, 2007) ?Master Sgt. John C. Dick (right), operations chief of division G-6 communications and data, 2nd Marine Division, stands with Maj. David E. Richardson, who served with him in Iraq, after being awarded the bronze star, with combat distinguishing device, in the commander?s briefing room here March 15. The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native received the award for his performance while deployed to the Ar Ramadi region of Iraq Jan. 19 to Aug. 18, 2006. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 15, 2007) ?Master Sgt. John C. Dick (right), operations chief of division G-6 communications and data, 2nd Marine Division, stands with Maj. David E. Richardson, who served with him in Iraq, after being awarded the bronze star, with combat distinguishing device, in the commander?s briefing room here March 15. The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native received the award for his performance while deployed to the Ar Ramadi region of Iraq Jan. 19 to Aug. 18, 2006.

Bronze star awarded to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio native

A Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native received the Bronze Star, with combat distinguishing device, here March 15, for his achievements in connection with combat operations in Iraq, while serving with the Military Transition Team, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Master Sgt. John C. Dick, operations chief of division

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Parenthood instills vital traits in 1st CEB Marine

Every Marine at some point in their military career is asked why they decided to become a member of “America’s 911 Force in Readiness.” There are many answers to that question, and every person who makes the decision to stand among “The Few” has their own unique story. For one Marine currently serving with C Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion,

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (March 7, 2007)- Lance Cpl. Cristian Espinoza, 24, an administration clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives his cretificate of United States citizenship at the Fort Bragg Officer's Club March 7. The Miami native came to America from Nicaragua when he was 5-years-old. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED) - FORT BRAGG, N.C. (March 7, 2007)- Lance Cpl. Cristian Espinoza, 24, an administration clerk with Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, receives his cretificate of United States citizenship at the Fort Bragg Officer's Club March 7. The Miami native came to America from Nicaragua when he was 5-years-old. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucian Friel (RELEASED)