Path to higher education leads New York Marine to citizenship

CAMP LEATHERNECK, AFGHANISTAN

03.20.2013

Photo by Sgt. Ned Johnson 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Lance Cpl. Jose Avila, a refrigeration mechanic with Regimental Combat Team 7 and a 30-year-old native of Honduras, is now a U.S. citizen, is deployed to Afghanistan, and hopes to pursue his master’s degree. “I’m a citizen, but now I am out here in Afghanistan actually getting to be a part of something,” Avila said. “ I like the idea of the Marines being badass. We go everywhere and can do every thing.”

• Date Taken: 03.20.2013
• Date Posted: 03.20.2013 11:55
• Photo ID: 890886
• VIRIN: 130320-M-IV917-001
• Resolution: 1200x1800
• Size: 1.19 MB
• Location: CAMP LEATHERNECK, AF
• Hometown: STATEN ISLAND, NY, US