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US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY SGT. Richard S. Synovec, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), drops a handful of Tootsie Rolls on the table for a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)
Left profile shot of three US Marines taken on the rooftop of the American School in Mogadishu, Somalia. They are in a netted desert camouflaged bunker. The Marine closest to the camera is crouched down and holds a M16 machine gun. The Marine in the center of the frame sits under the netting operating unidentifiable communications gear and the Marine to the right stands looking to his left. They are trying to pinpoint where sniper fire is coming from. The Marines are from the 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment of Twenty-nine Palms, California, and are in Somalia as part of the Joint Task Force conducting Operation Restore Hope
From the Joint Task Force Headquarters in Kismayo, Somalia; a straight on shot of BGEN Lawson Magruder, USA, Joint Task Force Commander in Kismayo. BGEN Magruder, from the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, sits behind a desk and talks to five individuals sitting in front of him with their backs to the camera. One of the gentlemen, wearing the hat, is COL Jess, a Somali Faction leader in Kismayo. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Right Rear View of a US Marine from Battalion Landing Team 29, 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California, kneeling down and inspecting a small box of grenades just handed over to him by a Somali boy. The boy will be given a "chit" and a bag of grain at a temporary distribution area that will be set up nearby. The boy and three other Somali civilians stand near the Marine looking down at what he's doing. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Right side profile of a US Marine helping a young Somali child put on a new red T-shirt. Other children are seen already wearing their new shirts. The Marine, from Regional Combat Team 7 out of Twentynine Palms, California, handed out the T-shirts to Somali kids near the Marine's compund at the soccer stadium in Mogadishu. The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation donated the T-shirts. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (foreground left), Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, greets U.S. Marine Corps Marines during a tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The general is making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)
Straight on shot of US Marine CPL Carlos Delacruz, from the 3rd of the 11th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California, right, handing out a sticks of chewing gum to the orphans waiting in line for medical treatment. Delacruz was part of the security escort for the trip. The orphanage is just outside of Mogadishu. US Navy and Air Force medical personnel met up with a civilian care group (not shown) to assist in giving check-ups to the children in the orphanage. Once word got out that there was a medical team in town, women from the local area started bringing their children (not shown). The team tried to see as many as possible, but supplies quickly ran out. This mission is in direct support...
US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST LT. Christopher M. Smith, Platoon Leader, 1ST Platoon, Alpha Company (A CO), Battalion Landing Team, 1ST Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment (Marines) (BLT 1/4), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC), 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), hands out toys to a group of young orphans at the Aleskan Orphan House for Children in Ad Diwaniyah, Al Qadisiyah Province, Iraq. A CO and the 404th Iraqi National Guard (ING) Battalion visited the orphanage and gave hundreds of toys to the children. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GUNNERY SGT. Chago Zapata) (RELEASED)
U.S. Army LT. GEN. Thomas F. Metz (foreground), Commanding General, Multi-National Corps Iraq, during a tour of the area at the 4th Civil Affairs Groups Civil Military Operations Center in Fallujah, Iraq, on December 7, 2004. The general is making a visit to Jolan Park where there will be a humanitarian aid station set up for the citizens of Fallujah, as they are allowed to return to their homes. The city was heavily damaged in a battle between the Multi-National Forces and the insurgents that once ruled the city. (U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Theresa M. Medina) (Released)
Straight on shot of a group of people posing for a picture. US Marine LT Ron Stevens, front and center, with black goggles on his Kevlar helmet, from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, poses with US Marine and Nigerian Army Engineers at the Restore Hope Orphanage in Mogadishu, Somalia. The joint effort by the Soldiers repaired the roof of the orphanage (not shown) in preparation for the upcoming rainy season. The orphanage is the home for about 1800 Somali orphans ranging from infants to mid-teens. Stevens, a three-year USMC veteran, is 28 years old and if from Los Angeles, California. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE
Base: Mogadishu
Country: Somalia (SOM)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT G. Robinson
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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