Marjah Marine departs U.S. as a photographer, leaves as 'honorary grunt'

MARJAH, AFGHANISTAN

05.30.2010

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde  

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Lance Cpl. Justin D. Loya, a reproduction specialist serving as a combat photographer with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, rests against a Hesco barrier with his camera at Forward Operating Base Sher Wali, Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 30, 2010. Loya, from El Paso, Texas, was with Lima Company, 3/6, during the push of Marjah where he successfully documented the first months of Operation Moshtarak and bonded with Lima's Marines.

• Date Taken: 05.30.2010
• Date Posted: 06.02.2010 08:41
• Photo ID: 285512
• VIRIN: 100530-M-5645B-001
• Resolution: 2000x1571
• Size: 505.35 KB
• Location: MARJAH, AF