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    Sacramento Marine posthumously awarded Bronze Star [Image 5 of 5]

    Sacramento Marine posthumously awarded Bronze Star

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    05.30.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Joseph Scanlan 

    1st Marine Division

    The family of Cpl. Gurpreet Singh stands in silence as the National Anthem plays during an award ceremony here, May 30, 2013. Singh, a native of Punjab, India, was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for valor posthumously for heroic service in Afghanistan. After immigrating to Sacramento, Calif., when he was 10, Singh enlisted as a rifleman in the Marine Corps when he turned 17, and went on to serve two combat deployments with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. As stated in his award citation, Singh aggressively led his Marines on daily combat patrols through insurgent infested areas in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Despite being struck in his front body armor by small-arms fire during a firefight on June 4, 2011, he remained undeterred and continued to lead his Marines. On June 22, 2011, while leading his Marines through a dangerous area, Singh was struck down by enemy fire.

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    Date Taken: 05.30.2013
    Date Posted: 05.31.2013 19:43
    Photo ID: 944883
    VIRIN: 130530-M-OM885-047
    Resolution: 3456x2304
    Size: 2.74 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US
    Hometown: SACRAMENTO, CA, US

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