Sgt. Gregg Alvarez plays Taps during the sunset memorial for the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, Feb. 20 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. During the 36-day battle for the 8.5 square-mile island, 6,821 Marines gave their lives to gain control of the strategic position in the Pacific during World War II. Alvarez, from Harlingen, Texas, is a musician with the 1st Marine Division Band, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caitlin Bevel)
Date Taken: | 02.20.2016 |
Date Posted: | 02.23.2016 13:21 |
Photo ID: | 2417297 |
VIRIN: | 160220-M-MP944-054 |
Resolution: | 3011x2007 |
Size: | 3.97 MB |
Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | HARLINGEN, TEXAS, US |
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