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Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y. - Lieutenant Col. Anthony J. Bango, the commanding officer of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, thanks Marines, sailors, family and friends for their support and helping him achieve his goals during a change of command ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan.9, 2014. “It is my goal to reset the battalion and have us refocus and train on the mission essential tasks of an LAR Bn. because now we are drawing down from Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom,” said Bango a native of Harrisville, N.Y.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Maj. Chritopher Murphy, the logistics officer for Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and an Amherst, N.H. native, displays the first fiction novel he has written, 'Nashua,' Jan. 9, 2014. The book is a detective novel set in the town of Nashua, the town where Murphy grew up. Murphy was inspired to write a novel while he was a police officer prior to joining the Marine Corps.

Corporal Joshua McKee, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion, Wounded Warrior Regiment, a native of Lake Placid, Fla., is congratulated by Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, after receiving the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device during his award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 27. McKee received the medal with a combat distinguishing device for his efforts while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - Corporal Joshua McKee, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion, Wounded Warrior Regiment, a native of Lake Placid, Fla., is congratulated by Brig. Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division commanding general, after receiving the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device during his award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, Dec. 27. McKee received the medal with a combat distinguishing device for his efforts while serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.