Elite dog handler honored at Camp Leatherneck [Image 4 of 4]

CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

10.08.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan David Chandler 

Regional Command Southwest

Dino, Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz’s military working dog, lies at the feet of Marine Corps dog handlers during Diaz’s memorial service at the Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, chapel, Oct. 8. Diaz, a native of El Paso, Texas, and an expert military working dog handler with II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward), Task Force Belleau Wood, died Sept. 28, 2011, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Diaz was deployed out of Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., where he served as a handler with III MHG.

• Date Taken: 10.08.2011
• Date Posted: 10.10.2011 00:54
• Photo ID: 471275
• VIRIN: 111008-N-TH989-353
• Resolution: 4506x2867
• Size: 9.49 MB
• Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF