Marines and sailors remember caring, fearless brother in Marjah [Image 3 of 15]

COMBAT OUTPOST DULUTH, AFGHANISTAN

04.24.2012

Photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

A U.S. Marine with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, places the first piece of a battlefield cross, an M16 assault rifle, during a memorial service in honor of Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, a dog handler and mortarman who served with Weapons Company., 2nd Bn., 9th Marines, here, April 22, 2012. Tarwoe was killed in action during a dismounted patrol in support of combat operations in Helmand province’s Marjah district, April 12. Tarwoe’s fellow Marines remember him for his contagious laughter and smile, and his unfaltering courage on the battlefield.

• Date Taken: 04.24.2012
• Date Posted: 04.24.2012 07:30
• Photo ID: 564358
• VIRIN: 120422-M-PH863-003
• Resolution: 5221x3480
• Size: 2.5 MB
• Location: COMBAT OUTPOST DULUTH, AF