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    One Marine’s journey overcoming adversity [Image 2 of 10]

    One Marine’s journey overcoming adversity

    MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    10.21.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Timothy Lenzo  

    1st Marine Division

    The 5th Marine Regiment’s football team upholds the regiment’s nickname, the Fighting Fifth, with current players such as Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, who despite losing his hand during combat operations, plays cornerback on the team. Ramirez, squad leader attached to the regiment, deployed with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, to Iraq where he lost his hand when a flash bang he was holding grenade detonated, Feb. 22, 2006. After the injury, Ramirez accomplished with 17 pull-ups during his first physical fitness test by taping his injured wrist to the bar.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 10.21.2013
    Date Posted: 10.22.2013 20:50
    Photo ID: 1038509
    VIRIN: 131021-M-PC317-002
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 5.94 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US
    Hometown: QUEBRADILLAS, PR

    Web Views: 19
    Downloads: 10

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