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US Marine Corps (USMC) Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 5, 1ST Marine Division, move into a combat-contact position during a firefight in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Sean M. Langley, 2nd Battalion (BN), 5th Marines (MAR) (2/5), RCT-5 (Regimental Combat Team), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), interacts with a local civilian family at a routine convoy pause during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, move into position in order to strike the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Eddie Hedgepeth, assigned to 2nd Division, Force Service Support Group (FSSG), PSD Platoon sites through the scope on his 5.56mm M4 Carbine, during a security patrol along Alternate Supply Route (ASR) Boston, located in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Darvy Perez, assigned to Charlie Company, 1ST battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, conducts a security patrol on a rooftop in the City of Ramadi, Iraq. The Marines of 1ST Marine Division are conducting Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) troops from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, move to better firing positions during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Brandon Sene and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Blair, both Scout Snipers attached with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, prepare to assist USMC Marines assigned to Delta/Company, 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (LARB), 1ST Marine Division, at a staging area in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) troop from Charlie Company, 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, 1ST Marine Division out of Camp Pendleton, California, move forward on a pathway to engage the enemy during a firefight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Timothy W. Howell, a Mortorman, 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (Marines), poses with his mother following his return to Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California (CA), after being deployed to Iraq (IRQ) for several months in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Eric T. Williamson from Monroe, Louisiana, with the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines, Fire Support Team (FST) takes up a defensive position along a road against enemy contact in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM
Country: Iraq (IRQ)
Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin R. Reed, USMC
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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