10 years after 9/11: Marines, sailors honor victims, fallen brothers in Sangin

SANGIN DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN

08.03.2011

Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

Lance Cpl. David Makara, a team leader of 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, coordinates a support by fire position with a fellow team leader following an early morning insert during an operation in the Northern Sangin “green zone,” Aug. 3. The Marines of 1st Platoon lead the battalion in casualties but continue to remain focused on their mission and remember their fallen brothers as they are deployed for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. “Everyone will remember that day and I think that is a good thing, but remembering the day out here is a whole different story, because we don’t want to give the enemy the upper hand or think that they got one up on us. So for me it’s just another day,” said Makara, a 2008 graduate of Lakewood Michigan High School. “The fact that 10 years later we are still patrolling in one of the most deadly places on earth, shows that we still care no matter what the cost.” Makara, wounded in action, became a team leader for the infantry squad after his team leader was wounded in action during the deployment.

• Date Taken: 08.03.2011
• Date Posted: 09.10.2011 11:18
• Photo ID: 454041
• VIRIN: 110803-M-VI905-111
• Resolution: 3011x2007
• Size: 4.95 MB
• Location: SANGIN DISTRICT, AF