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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Pfc. Montel Jackson, a motor transportation mechanic for 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion and a Detroit native, guards top secret information during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Pfc. Montel Jackson, a motor transportation mechanic for 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion and a Detroit native, guards top secret information during a field exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion train in a command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE -- Marines and Sailors with 2nd Marine Division Headquarters Battalion train in a command post exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., November 21, 2013. The goal of the training is to better ready officers and staff non-commissioned officers for anything that may arise in the future. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael C. Dye)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment talks to role players during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment talks to role players during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment guards a simulated displacement camp during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment guards a simulated displacement camp during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment guards a simulated displacement camp during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

A Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment guards a simulated displacement camp during the units Alternate Mission Rehearsal Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Upshur, Va., November 26. The training scenario prepared the Marines to situations they may encounter while deployed to countries in Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, pins the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, pins the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., stands at attention in front of Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, during a ceremony to award de la Rosa a Purple Heart for wounds received in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honor to be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., stands at attention in front of Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, during a ceremony to award de la Rosa a Purple Heart for wounds received in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honor to be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

The Purple Heart Medal is pinned onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honor to be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa

The Purple Heart Medal is pinned onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honor to be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Brigadier Gen. James W. Lukeman, the 2nd Marine Division Commanding General, speaks words of encouragement after pinning the Purple Heart Medal onto Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel de la Rosa, a platoon sergeant with 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, from Holland, Mich., for wounds suffered in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 15, 2013. “It’s an honorto be recognized and know that what we did is not forgotten, because there are only a few people left in the battalion who were there with me and know what we have been through,” said de la Rosa.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment shoots an M240G medium machine gun at a target on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment shoots an M240G medium machine gun at a target on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Captain Jim Oliveto, the company commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Captain Jim Oliveto, the company commander for India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment relays information through a radio while on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment relays information through a radio while on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires a Shoulder Launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) at a target on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

A Marine with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires a Shoulder Launched Multi-purpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) at a target on a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire and maneuver through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire and maneuver through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to begin a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment prepare to begin a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

The 2nd Marine Division Assistant Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, 2nd Marine Division Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose, and Master Chief Petty Officer Russell W. Folley, the 2nd Marine Division Command Master Chief salute the flag as it is raised during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013.

The 2nd Marine Division Assistant Division Commander, Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, 2nd Marine Division Sergeant Major, Sgt. Maj. Bryan K. Zickefoose, and Master Chief Petty Officer Russell W. Folley, the 2nd Marine Division Command Master Chief salute the flag as it is raised during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Sergeant Mario B. Sanchez Jr., with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Edinburg, Texas receives a trophy during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. Sanchez was selected as the 2nd Marine Division Non-Commissioned Officer of the quarter for July 2013 through Sept. 2013.

Sergeant Mario B. Sanchez Jr., with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, from Edinburg, Texas receives a trophy during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. Sanchez was selected as the 2nd Marine Division Non-Commissioned Officer of the quarter for July 2013 through Sept. 2013.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Vichien Mixay, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, from Jones, Mich., receives his award from Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, the 2nd Marine Divison Assistant Division Commander during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. Mixay was selected as the 2nd Marine Division Junior Sailor of the quarter for July 2013 through Sept. 2013.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Vichien Mixay, a hospital corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, from Jones, Mich., receives his award from Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, the 2nd Marine Divison Assistant Division Commander during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. Mixay was selected as the 2nd Marine Division Junior Sailor of the quarter for July 2013 through Sept. 2013.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

The Assistant Division Commander of 2nd Marine Division, Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, speaks about the awarded Marines and sailors accomplishments during during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. The Marines and sailors were recognized for superior performance during the July 2013 – Sept. 2013 quarter.

The Assistant Division Commander of 2nd Marine Division, Brig. Gen. Burke W. Whitman, speaks about the awarded Marines and sailors accomplishments during during a morning colors and awards ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 14, 2013. The Marines and sailors were recognized for superior performance during the July 2013 – Sept. 2013 quarter.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jose A. Mendez Jr.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire and maneuver through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Marines with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fire and maneuver through a range aboard Fort Pickett, Va., Nov. 14, 2013. The range was part of a training exercise 3rd Bn., 8th Marines conducted in preparation for an upcoming deployment to parts of Europe and Africa.

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo