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    Houston Marine reflects on 9/11, his reason for serving [Image 1 of 2]

    Houston Marine reflects on 9/11, his reason for serving

    CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

    09.02.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Katherine Keleher 

    Regional Command Southwest

    1st Lt. John McJunkin, the Regional Command Southwest operation and maintenance Marine Corps budget officer, and a native of Houston, enlisted into the Marine Corps less than a year after September 11, 2001. McJunkin was a student at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, on 9/11. “That was when I said ‘okay, I’m going to pick up arms,” McJunkin said. “I’m going to protect our freedom of religion that is provided in America. I’m not going to allow extremism through Islamic jihad to grow and affect our way of life. It’s just not going to happen on my watch.’”

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.02.2011
    Date Posted: 09.03.2011 15:06
    Photo ID: 451236
    VIRIN: 110902-M-UK709-003
    Resolution: 2000x3000
    Size: 4.27 MB
    Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF

    Web Views: 114
    Downloads: 3

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