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This photo illustration depicts Lance Cpl. Benjamin Ferry and his Grandfather, Richard T. Ferry, side-by-side while each was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Coincidentally, both Benjamin and Richard were assigned the same unit with more than 60 years’ difference in service time. Richard served with 3/5 during the Korean War, fighting in Inchon and at the Chosin Reservoir before being evacuated with two wounds suffered in combat. Benjamin is an automatic rifleman and is currently deployed aboard the USS Peleliu (LHA 5) with India Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
| Date Taken: | 10.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.22.2014 23:03 |
| Photo ID: | 1625416 |
| VIRIN: | 141022-M-AA000-001 |
| Resolution: | 1454x1936 |
| Size: | 1.27 MB |
| Location: | USS PELELIU, USPACOM, AT SEA |
| Hometown: | MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MA, US |
| Web Views: | 90 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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