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    Marines honor, remember fallen brother in southern Helmand [Image 10 of 16]

    Marines honor, remember fallen brother in southern Helmand

    COMBAT OUTPOST TAGHAZ, AFGHANISTAN

    04.16.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    (From front) U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. David H. Berger, Sgt. Maj. Terry Jones, and Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert Banuelos, the commanding general, sergeant major, and command master chief of Task Force Leatherneck, 1st Marine Division (Forward), observe a moment of silence in respect of Lance Cpl. Ramon T. Kaipat, an infantryman who served with Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, and 22-year-old native of Tacoma, Wash., during a memorial service here, April 16, 2012. Kaipat was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district. Kaipat’s brothers-in-arms remember him as a caring and humble warrior, who placed the welfare of his fellow Marines before his own.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.16.2012
    Date Posted: 04.18.2012 06:20
    Photo ID: 561073
    VIRIN: 120416-M-PH863-007
    Resolution: 4795x3357
    Size: 2.16 MB
    Location: COMBAT OUTPOST TAGHAZ, AF

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