Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.21.2013
Col. John R. Shafer presents the unit colors to Col. Ryan P. Heritage as part of the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the ceremony, Shafer relinquished his command of the unit to Heritage....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.21.2013
Sgt. Maj. Jamie A. Deets, 6th Marine Regiment sergeant major, presents the unit colors to Col. John R. Shafer as part of the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the ceremony, Shafer relinquished his command of the unit to Col. Ryan P. Heritage....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.21.2013
Sgt. Maj. Jamie A. Deets, 6th Marine Regiment sergeant major, grabs the unit colors and prepares to bring it to Col. John R. Shafer as part of the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the ceremony, Shafer relinquished his command of the unit to Col. Ryan P. Heritage....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.21.2013
Marines with 6th Marine Regiment stand at the position of attention during the change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. During the ceremony, Col. John R Shafer relinquished his command of the regiment to Col. Ryan P. Heritage....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 02.21.2013
Col John R. Shafer (right) shakes hands with Col. Ryan P. Heritage after relinquishing command of 6th Marine Regiment to him during a change of command ceremony, February 21, 2013. Shafer originally took command of the regiment June 16, 2010 and deployed with the unit to Afghanistan from December 2011 to November 2012....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.29.2012
Marines, sailors, families and loved ones pay their last respects during a remembrance service, November 29, at the movie theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. During the service those in attendance paid their respects to the 31 Marines, sailors and Georgian soldiers who died while serving under Regimental Combat Team 6....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.29.2012
Colonel John Shafer, commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, gives a speech during a remembrance service held November 29. During the service those in attendance paid their respects to the 31 Marines, sailors and Georgian soldiers who died while serving under Regimental Combat Team 6....
Photo by Cpl. Ed Galo | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 11.29.2012
Marines and sailors look upon a stage of battle crosses memorializing fallen service members during a remembrance service, November 29, at the movie theater aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. During the service those in attendance paid their respects to the 31 Marines, sailors and Georgian soldiers who died while serving under Regimental Combat Team 6....