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Regional Command (Southwest) Observes Memorial Day - Coalition force members with Regional Command (Southwest) bow
their heads in a moment of silence during a Memorial Day observance ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province,
Afghanistan, May 27, 2013. Coalition forces assigned to RC(SW) took a moment to observe Memorial Day while deployed in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline
Original date/time: 2013:05:27 07:57:36
Object Name: 130527-M-RF397-028
Special Instructions: Releasing Authority: Staff Sgt. Neill A. Sevelius, II MEF (FWD) Combat Camera Chief via DVIDS.
City: Camp Leatherneck
Country Name: AF
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Memorial Day run at FOB Zangabad, Afghanistan - Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, and contractors pose
after the "Wear Blue: Run to Remember" Memorial Day run May 27 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. The run
mirrors others taking place in the United States to reflect and remember the members of their unit and other service members who
have made the ultimate sacrifice.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.
Original date/time: 2013:05:27 06:46:17
Keyword-28: Operation Enduring Freedom
Special Instructions: Released, Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann, 102nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, via DVIDS
City: Forward Operating Base Zangabad
Country Name: AF
Credit: U.S. Army
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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Wounded Marine Offered Bittersweet Opportunity - Corporal Joshua Maloney, an Iraq War veteran and self-proclaimed "lifer" in
the Corps, had to end his Marine Corps career early due to a training accident that cost him his right hand in 2007. In 2009, Maloney
was presented with a rare opportunity to return to his pre-injury state.
Modified date/time: 2013:04:09 15:51:00
Object Name: 120409-M-AA123-001
Keyword-3: Marine Corps
Keyword-4: wounded Marine
Keyword-6: hand transplant
Keyword-8: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Keyword-9: Iraq War veteran
Keyword-10: Marine veteran
Released, Cpl. Chelsea Anderson, Defense Media Activity - Marines, via DVIDS.
By-line: Courtesy Photo
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Cannon Cockers mark 10-Year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom - Lance Corporal Nathan Gibson (left)
and Privte First Class Alfredo Mireles (right), mortarmen serving with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, show
David Cortez, a former corporal who served with the regiment during Operation Iraqi Freedom and a native of Moreno
Valley, California, how the M-327 Expeditionary Fire Support System operates during a 10-year OIF reunion here, April
5th, 2013. Veterans toured the regiment's headquarters throughout the day, learned about modern weapon systems
used by artillerymen and spoke with Marines who now serve with the regiment.
Original date/time: 2013:04:05 14:03:58
Object Name: 130405-M-OM885-102.
Released, Lance Cpl. Joseph Scanlan, 1st Marine Division, via DVIDS.
City: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Marine Stands Out Through Volunteerism - Gunnery Sergeant Tawanda Hanible, Diversity Operations Chief, Office
of Diversity, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, receives the C. Haskell Small Award for volunteerism, during the USO
of Metropolitan Washington Annual Celebration of Volunteers at the officer's club, here, Saturday. Presenting the award
is Army Colonel. Charles Callahan, Commander, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. Hanible, a Chicago native, is the
founder and chief executive officer of Operation Heroes Connect, a non-profit organization that provides at risk youth
with positive role models through volunteer service members and veterans. Also pictured is Colonel Robert G. Golden
III, chief of staff, MCRC.
Original date/time: 2013:04:12 20:27:39
Object Name: 130413-M-PR579-001
Released, Sgt. Nathanael Carberry, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, via DVIDS
By-line Title: Marine Corps Recruiting Command
City: Fort Belvoir
Province-State: VA.
Credit: U.S. Marines.
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Defense Imagery Management Operations Center - Veterans salute the attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700)
as it leaves Groton, Connecticut, May 3, 2013.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released
Object Name: 130503-N-TN558-137
Commander Submarine Group Two Public Affairs.Office, Perry, Jason J MC1 Commander Submarine Group Two, N01PA, via DVIDS.
City: Groton.
Province-State: CT.
Headline: USS Dallas.
Credit: U.S. Department of Defense.
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Division West soldiers participate in Ride 2 Recovery - Sergeant First Class Randall Copiskey, right, 1st Battalion,
337th Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, shakes hands with former Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Class Gregory Land during a rest stop for cyclists in the Ride 2 Recovery - Texas Challenge at the Department of
Veterans Affairs facility in Waco, Texas, April 11th, 2013. The Ride 2 Recovery program, which partners with the
Military and Veterans Affairs Volunteer Service Office, uses cycling to help wounded military veterans overcome their
mental and physical injuries.
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen, Division West Public Affairs.
Original date/time: 2013:04:11 14:45:46
Object Name: 130411-A-WF427-005
Special Instructions: Released, First Army Division West Public Affairs, First Army Division West, Jay Adams, via DVIDS.
City: Waco
Province-State: TX
Credit: U.S. Army.
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Presidential Inaugural Parade - Veterans, politicians, civilians and active members of the U.S. armed forces
participate in the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. More than 5,000 service
members from all five branches of the military worked with with Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in
Washington, D.C., to support the inauguration.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David Chapman
Object Name: 130121-A-CD114-214
Special Instructions: Released, Lt. Michael Sheehan, via DVIDS.
Credit: U.S. Department of Defense
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Afghanistan - Wilbur, a U.S. Marine Special Operations Team
member, and his handler maintain security during a patrol with Afghan National Army special forces to escort a district
governor to a school in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 15, 2013. Afghan National Security Forces have been
taking the lead in security operations to bring security and stability to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Pete Thibodeau/Released
Original date/time: 2013:04:15 10:14:44
Object Name: 130415-M-BO337-096
Keyword: Afghanistan
Special Instructions: Released by U.S. Army Maj. Mark Lastoria, CJSOTF-A PAO, via DVIDS.
City: Helmand province.
Country Name: AF.
Credit: U.S. Department of Defense.
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
Captain Anna Crossley who was a Female Engagement Officer in the Upper Gereshk Valley of Helmand arrives home at
RAF Brize Norton at the end of her seven month tour and is met by her father Alan and mother Carol.
Picture: Alison Baskerville
Opportunities available after the Corps - Staff Sgt. Ida Villalba, a drill instructor with Recuit Processing Company, talks to a
representative from the FBI to seek information about employment opportunities at the bureau during the 11th annual Career and
Education Fair at the All Weather Training Facility aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, April 16. The Fair was host to
more than 60 companies and schools with information available about programs and services aimed at veterans and active-duty
service members.
Original date/time: 2008:02:05 23:00:10
Object Name: 130417-M-EK666-001
Special Instructions: Released, Sgt. Marcy Sanchez, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, via DVIDS.
By-line Title: Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
City: Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
Province-State: SC
Credit: U.S. Marines
Copyright Notice: Public Domain
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