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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK:
    June 21, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK:

    MARINE OF THE WEEK: Sgt. Franklin Simmons 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2008 Award: Silver Star In August 2008, then-Cpl. Franklin Simmons was serving in Afghanistan with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines as a Force Recon platoon team leader...

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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK:
    May 20, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK:

    MARINE OF THE WEEK: HERO PILOT Maj. Robb T. McDonald Marine Attack Squadron 211 Camp Bastion, Afghanistan Sept. 14, 2012 Award: Silver Star On Sept. 14, 2012, heavily armed enemy fighters infiltrated the Camp Bastion airfield, attacking coalition forces and destroying...

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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK // In the fight against ISIS
    May 15, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK // In the fight against ISIS

    Staff Sgt. John Williams81mm Section Leader, SPMAGTF-CR-CCOperation Inherent ResolveNortheast SyriaMay 5, 2018 Staff Sergeant Williams was manning a heavy machine gun at an observation post in northeast Syria when his position came under enemy combined arms attack. While receiving mortar...

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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK // CLEARED IEDS ON HIS HANDS & KNEES
    May 5, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK // CLEARED IEDS ON HIS HANDS & KNEES

    Sgt. Daniel W. Ridgeway 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company in support of 1st Battalion, 5th Marines June 18, 2011 Afghanistan Award: Silver Star   While on a dismounted security patrol to clear a suspected enemy cache site, then-Sgt. Ridgeway supervised...

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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK // FOUGHT OFF 200 TALIBAN:
    April 23, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK // FOUGHT OFF 200 TALIBAN:

    MARINE OF THE WEEK // FOUGHT OFF 200 TALIBAN: Cpl. Jason D. Jones Embedded Training Team 5-3 Afghanistan, July 13, 2008 Award: Silver Star While embedded with two Marines and a U.S. Army platoon alongside the Afghan National Army, Cpl....

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  • MARINE OF THE WEEK: E-TOOL
    April 10, 2020

    MARINE OF THE WEEK: E-TOOL

    MARINE OF THE WEEK:   NICKNAME: E-TOOL Maj. Gen. Ray L. Smith Republic of Vietnam, April 1972 Award: Navy Cross   Smith, a Captain at the time, was serving as an advisor to approximately 250 Vietnamese Marines located on a...

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  • Marine of the week
    April 3, 2020

    Marine of the week

    SgtMaj. Bradley Kasal 3rd Battalion, 1st MarinesFallujah, Iraq, Nov. 13, 2004Award: Navy Cross In late 2004, then-1stSgt. Kasal was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines. After 1stSgt. Kasal learned that Marines were pinned down inside the house...

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