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    3/5 Marine posthumously awarded Navy Cross [Image 2 of 6]

    3/5 Marine posthumously awarded Navy Cross

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    08.10.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Childers 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Major Urbano Cruz, executive officer, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, renders a salute during a Navy Cross award ceremony for Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Abbate was posthumously awarded the medal for the actions he took on Oct. 14, 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan during his deployment as a scout sniper with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Abbate was killed in action in Helmand Province later that year.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.10.2012
    Date Posted: 08.11.2012 12:45
    Photo ID: 643556
    VIRIN: 120810-M-VZ265-069
    Resolution: 1800x1200
    Size: 790.41 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US

    Web Views: 272
    Downloads: 6

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