(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Digital Visual Information Distribution System Logo

    Back to work: hand amputee deploys to set example for wounded warriors [Image 6 of 6]

    Issued by: on

    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    A U.S. Marine in full combat gear is aiming an M4 carbine rifle with multiple attachments in an outdoor setting with trees in the background. The soldier is wearing MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage uniform and helmet with mounted equipment. The image appears to be taken during a field operation or training exercise.

    PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AFGHANISTAN

    08.07.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a combat replacement for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, observes an area through his rifle optics while on patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, Aug. 7. In February of 2006, Ramirez was wounded in action while serving in Iraq with 3rd Bn., 5th Marines and two years later became the first hand-amputee to re-enlist in the Marines Corps. “Handicap and amputee Marines will see that this is only a limitation if they make it a limitation," said Ramirez.

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.07.2011
    Date Posted: 09.08.2011 08:47
    Photo ID: 453017
    VIRIN: 110807-M-VI905-135
    Resolution: 3334x2223
    Size: 5.08 MB
    Location: PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AF

    Web Views: 1,363
    Downloads: 72

    PUBLIC DOMAIN