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    Uncommon valor, uncommon award [Image 3 of 3]

    Uncommon valor, uncommon award

    MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NC, UNITED STATES

    12.16.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Abigail Brown 

    Marine Corps Installations East       

    Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 were awarded the Air Medal for heroic actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Dec. 16. (From left to right) Cpl. John M. Cederholm, the mission crew chief, Sgt. Justin K. Bartfield-Smith, the mission aerial gunner and observer, Capt. Matthew A. Cave, the mission co-pilot, and Capt. Thomas M. Keech, the mission pilot, were recognized for actions during a priority re-supply mission in support of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, in the Sangin River Valley, Afghanistan, June 12. This mission was the first time an MV-22B had engaged an enemy in Afghanistan.

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    Date Taken: 12.16.2011
    Date Posted: 12.20.2011 11:08
    Photo ID: 502209
    VIRIN: 111216-M-JO751-069
    Resolution: 2100x1400
    Size: 1.61 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NC, US

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