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    PATROL BASE FAHEEM, AFGHANISTAN

    07.18.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    PATROL BASE FAHEEM, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Marines and sailors with 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, render a final salute during the playing of “Taps” at the memorial service for Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez-Hernandez at Patrol Base Faheem, July 18. The Marines of 1/5 paid tribute to the life, service and sacrifice of the improvised explosive device sweeper who was killed in action while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Northern Sangin Green Zone, July 10. Known to most as Mendez, the 22-year-old graduate of Logan High School in Fullerton, Ca., leaves behind his wife and two children.

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2011
    Date Posted: 07.23.2011 06:15
    Photo ID: 432247
    VIRIN: 110718-M-VI905-182
    Resolution: 3241x2161
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    Location: PATROL BASE FAHEEM, AF

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