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    Back to work: hand amputee deploys to set example for wounded warriors [Image 5 of 6]

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    A soldier in full combat gear is photographed against a hazy, overcast background. The individual is wearing desert camouflage (MARPAT pattern), suggesting U.S. Marine Corps affiliation, and is carrying an assault rifle with tactical attachments. The image appears to be taken in an arid or desert operational environment.

    PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AFGHANISTAN

    08.06.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a combat replacement for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, deployed to support the Marines of 1/5 conducting combat operations in Sangin, Afghanistan. In February of 2006, Ramirez was wounded in action while serving in Iraq in with 3rd Bn., 5th Marines and two years later became the first hand-amputee to re-enlist in the Marines Corps.

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2011
    Date Posted: 09.08.2011 08:45
    Photo ID: 453019
    VIRIN: 110806-M-VI905-129
    Resolution: 3504x2336
    Size: 3.72 MB
    Location: PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AF

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