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033106-M-2607O-001 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 31, 2006) -- Colonel David K. Hough, Headquarters Battalion commanding officer, is awarded a Legion of Merit from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Ohmen (RELEASED) - 033106-M-2607O-001 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 31, 2006) -- Colonel David K. Hough, Headquarters Battalion commanding officer, is awarded a Legion of Merit from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Ohmen (RELEASED)

Lieutenant Col. Robert E. White, Headquarters Battalion executive officer, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Lieutenant Col. Robert E. White, Headquarters Battalion executive officer, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sergeant Maj. Clyde S. Smith, Headquarters Battalion sergeant major, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Sergeant Maj. Clyde S. Smith, Headquarters Battalion sergeant major, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Major Byron J. Fugate, Headquarters Battalion logistics officer, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Major Byron J. Fugate, Headquarters Battalion logistics officer, is awarded a Bronze Star from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, division commanding general, for meritorious achievement in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Chief Petty Officer Jesus O. Santiago leans in to give his son, honorary Chief Petty Officer Diego E. Santiago, a word of encouragement before Diego's pinning ceremony at the Jacksonville, N.C. United Service Organization building. Diego has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and his promotion ceremony was organized by the Camp Lejeune Chief Petty Officer Association as a show of moral support for the Santiago family. - Chief Petty Officer Jesus O. Santiago leans in to give his son, honorary Chief Petty Officer Diego E. Santiago, a word of encouragement before Diego's pinning ceremony at the Jacksonville, N.C. United Service Organization building. Diego has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and his promotion ceremony was organized by the Camp Lejeune Chief Petty Officer Association as a show of moral support for the Santiago family.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 22, 2006)- Seaman Brandon S. Stricklin, 24, from Mansfield, Ohio, spent a year deployed to Iraq's Al Anbar province. Stricklin, a corpsman with 2nd Marine Division spent the first half of his deployment conducting foot patrols with Camp Blue Diamond's guard force. Blue Diamond was the division's headquarters in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (March 22, 2006)- Seaman Brandon S. Stricklin, 24, from Mansfield, Ohio, spent a year deployed to Iraq's Al Anbar province. Stricklin, a corpsman with 2nd Marine Division spent the first half of his deployment conducting foot patrols with Camp Blue Diamond's guard force. Blue Diamond was the division's headquarters in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, 2nd Marine Division's commanding general, left, congratulates Sgt. Aaron C. Torian of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion for being appointed as the Division NCO of the Year for 2005. Torian, a 28-year-old Paducah, Ky. native, distinguished himself as a team leader while conducting counterinsurgency operations during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq in late 2004. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, 2nd Marine Division's commanding general, left, congratulates Sgt. Aaron C. Torian of 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion for being appointed as the Division NCO of the Year for 2005. Torian, a 28-year-old Paducah, Ky. native, distinguished himself as a team leader while conducting counterinsurgency operations during Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq in late 2004.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- 1st Lt. Jeffery T. Lee, from Pacolet Mills, S.C., received the Silver Star Medal from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division here March 14. Lee was a platoon commander with Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded for his actions from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11, 2004. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.- 1st Lt. Jeffery T. Lee, from Pacolet Mills, S.C., received the Silver Star Medal from Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division here March 14. Lee was a platoon commander with Company A, 2nd Tank Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded for his actions from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11, 2004.

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Lt. Col. Michael L. Kuhn, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion's commanding officer, speaks with a retired Marine formerly with the same unit inside the Coastline Convention Center here March 10. The 2nd AA Battalion and several retired Marines were celebrating their unit's 64th anniversary with a formal night of dinner and dancing. - WILMINGTON, N.C. - Lt. Col. Michael L. Kuhn, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion's commanding officer, speaks with a retired Marine formerly with the same unit inside the Coastline Convention Center here March 10. The 2nd AA Battalion and several retired Marines were celebrating their unit's 64th anniversary with a formal night of dinner and dancing.