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Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a class on the M240 Bravo machine gun to Marines from 3rd Platoon while waiting to train at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, gives a class on the M240 Bravo machine gun to Marines from 3rd Platoon while waiting to train at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Bronx, N.Y., native Lance Cpl. Edwin Guaman, a team leader, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, charges uphill with Marines while assaulting an objective during a rehearsal at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Bronx, N.Y., native Lance Cpl. Edwin Guaman, a team leader, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, charges uphill with Marines while assaulting an objective during a rehearsal at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, cross a trench while moving forward to assault the enemy during dry runs at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, cross a trench while moving forward to assault the enemy during dry runs at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses behind his M240 Bravo machine gun during a dry-run exercise at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014. As a machine gunner, Troxel, also works with the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun, and the Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher.

Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, poses behind his M240 Bravo machine gun during a dry-run exercise at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014. As a machine gunner, Troxel, also works with the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, the Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun, and the Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Lance Cpl. Allen Richmond, an automatic rifleman, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides cover for Marines moving forward while assaulting the enemy during mission rehearsals at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Lance Cpl. Allen Richmond, an automatic rifleman, with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, provides cover for Marines moving forward while assaulting the enemy during mission rehearsals at Range 62, on Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, explains what to look for during a weapon malfunction to Pfc. David Gamble, a rifleman from Griffin, Ga., while giving a class to 3rd Platoon on the M240 Bravo machine gun at Range 62, Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Reading, Penn., native Pfc. Cody Troxel, a machine gunner with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, explains what to look for during a weapon malfunction to Pfc. David Gamble, a rifleman from Griffin, Ga., while giving a class to 3rd Platoon on the M240 Bravo machine gun at Range 62, Fort Bliss, Texas, April 5, 2014.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Long

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L . Moore presents his Navy Cross to the audience after being pinned by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony Nov. 1, 2013 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011. “It’s an honor to receive an award like the Navy Cross,” said Moore. “But to be honest, I was just doing my job.”

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L . Moore presents his Navy Cross to the audience after being pinned by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony Nov. 1, 2013 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Bn., 8th Marines, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011. “It’s an honor to receive an award like the Navy Cross,” said Moore. “But to be honest, I was just doing my job.”

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Gaven Eier, a native of Charleston, S.C., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Cpl. Gaven Eier, a native of Charleston, S.C., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Justin Tygart, a native of Orlando, Fla., is presented the Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Tygart was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Justin Tygart, a native of Orlando, Fla., is presented the Bronze Star Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Tygart was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Ritchie Elias a native of Anaheim, Calif., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sgt. Ritchie Elias a native of Anaheim, Calif., is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, at an award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Elias was one of four to be presented with awards for heroic and selfless actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L. Moore is presented the Navy Cross from the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division Forward, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Sergeant Joshua L. Moore is presented the Navy Cross from the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, during an awards ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 1, 2013. Moore, 25, from Franklinville, N.C., received the military’s second highest award for his extraordinary heroism while serving as a scout with scout sniper platoon, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, 2nd Marine Division Forward, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 14, 2011.

Photo by Cpl. Mel Johnson

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