March 22 Memorial [Image 2 of 4]

HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

03.22.2010

Photo by Cpl. Dwight Henderson 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Marines from Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, build a battle cross during a memorial ceremony on Patrol Base Hassan Abad, Garmsir District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 22. Pfc. Jason H. Estopinal, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2/2, Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard an explosive ordinance disposal technician attached to Golf Company, 2/2, Lance Cpl. Adam D. Peak, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 2/2, Lance Cpl. Eric L. Ward, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, and Lance Cpl. Garrett W. Gamble, an automatic rifleman with Golf Company, 2/2, were killed in action while conducting counterinsurgency operations in Garmsir District. "I want [Eckard's] boys to know that he is a true American hero as are Pfc. Estopinal, Lance Cpl. Peak, Lance Cpl. Ward, and Lance Cpl. Gamble," said Gunnery Sgt. Daniel R. Thibault Jr., an explosive ordinance technician attached to 2/2. "Let's keep their memories alive by continuing to close with and destroy the enemy and believing in our mission."

• Date Taken: 03.22.2010
• Date Posted: 03.26.2010 04:42
• Photo ID: 263171
• VIRIN: 100322-M-9915H-002
• Resolution: 2283x3366
• Size: 839.28 KB
• Location: HELMAND PROVINCE, AF