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The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, congratulates US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., after presenting him with the Navy Cross during a ceremony held by the Flag Pole onboard the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). USN HN Fonseca was honored for his actions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM while serving with Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Platoon (PLT), Company (CO) C, 1ST Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (MAR), Task Force Tarawa, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Gordon R. England, in green jacket, talks to U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Division, during his visit at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, on Nov. 25, 2004. The Secretary of the Navy is here to have Thanksgiving dinner with the troops. The 1ST MAR DIV, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II, is engaged in security and stabilization operations in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. (USMC photo by LCpl Andrew D. Young) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland (center), Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, shares a light moment with USMCR Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Clark Clodfelder (left), a Pilot assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron Two Three Four (VMGR-234), after arriving at Blair Field in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. USMC Major (MAJ) Paul Richardson (right), Aide-de-Camp to the Assistant Commandant, accompanies the two

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Caig R. Morgan, right, from Long Beach, California, assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines and USN Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Travis P. Deel, from Haysi, Virginia, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, work on an injured enemy Prisoner Of War (POW), during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Honorable Dionel M. Aviles, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Financial Management and Comptroller, and US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) William L. Nyland, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, disembark from a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Eight (HMM-268) after arriving at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Caig R. Morgan from Long Beach, California, assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines and USN Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Travis P. Deel from Haysi, Virginia, assigned to Charlie Company, 3rd Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Battalion, work on an injured enemy Prisoner Of War (POW), during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense (center), standing in front of U.S. Army LT. GEN. Bantz J. Craddock, SENIOR Military Assistant to Secretary Rumsfeld, meets with U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marine Corps Marines aboard the U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during his stay in Singapore. (DoD photo by CPL. Gregory A Russell) (Released)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Craig Tucker (center), Commanding Officer, 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, and USMC Sergeant Major (SGM) Freed, the Unit SGM, uncase the Colors during a Transfer of Authority Ceremony which transfers authority from the US Army (USA) 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) to the USMC 7th Marine Regiment, 1ST Marine Division, in Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway (pining on the medal), Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis (not seen), Commanding General (CG), 1ST MARDIV, conduct a Purple Heart Ceremony for USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Peter Hanson (wearing a white waist arm sling), 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (3/7th MAR), 1ST MARDIV, on the Parade Ground at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Gordon R. England, presents the Navy Cross to US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Luis E. Fonseca, Jr., during a ceremony held by the Flag Pole onboard the Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC). The Corpsman was honored for his actions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM while serving with Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Platoon (PLT), Company (CO) C, 1ST Battalion (BN), 2nd Marines (MAR), Task Force Tarawa, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF)

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Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: Camp Lejeune

Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Nathan L. Barnes, USMC

Release Status: Released to Public

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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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The Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Mr. Donald H. Rumsfeld, DOD, answers a Marine's question about the issues concerning the war on terrorism in the United States during his visit to Camp Pendleton. (DoD photo by Lance CPL. Jason S. Hughes) (Released)

The Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Mr. William J. Perry speaks at the closing ceremony of Exercise COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96. COOPERATIVE OSPREY is a United States Atlantic Command sponsored exercise that was conducted by Marine Forces Atlantic, in August 1996, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. COOPERATIVE OSPREY, under the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, provides interoperability training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills

A US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM) assigned to the US Marine Corps (USMC) 1ST Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine Regiment (Marines), Regimental Combat Team 5 (RCT-5), conducts a medical examination of a Iraqi child, during a civic actions program conducted with the Iraqi Army (IA) at a schoolhouse in Fallujah, Iraq (IRQ). RCT-5 is deployed with the USMC 1ST Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) in support the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Todd Bolger (left), USAF, Commander, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis AFB, Nevada, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on retired First Lieutenant (1LT) Gilman L. Weber, Army Air Forces/United States Army (AAF/USA), for extraordinary accomplishment on 24 March 1945. He downed a German Messerschmitt ME-109 about to attack one of his fighter aircraft patrol comrades. His actions were not recognized until now

Staff Sgt. Craig Cox makes a final check on a cargo of supplies to be dropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over the South Pole. The drop is a joint U.S./New Zealand operation to resupply both South Pole and McMurdo Stations in Antarctica. The operation is being staged from Det. 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, at the New Zealand International Airport

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine with Task Force Tarawa, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC), maintains security with his 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle, as a group of Iraqi protesters move down the street towards him in Al Kut, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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Representative Walter B. Jones Jr. (R-NC) visits with Base military and civilian personnel at Tarawa Terrace II Elementary School to discuss Department of Defense (DoD) school issues that may affect Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC)

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