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Our Best: Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish
New York native Staff Sgt. Vanessa Parrish, assistant supply chief for 2nd Marine Division (Forward), holds a photo of her with her husband and son. Parrish’s husband, Staff Sgt. Timothy Parrish, is also a deployed Marine, and their son stays with her sister. Parrish said communication with her son is the key to keeping their relationship strong. Photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew Her family arrived in the United States from San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Marriage in the Military, Military, Our Best: Military Women
Our Best: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Waterfield
“She’s aggressive and compassionate, she doesn’t take ‘no’ for an answer, and if she runs into a roadblock she finds a way around it,” said Herndon, Va., native Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Martinez, the leading petty officer with 2nd Marine Division (Forward) surgeon’s office. “She takes very good care of her subordinates [and] tries to keep us laughing.” Lima, Ohio, native Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Waterfield, a corpsman with 2nd Marine Division (Forward), knows … Read entire article »
Filed under: Marines, Military, Our Best: Military Women
The youth of Sangin
More than 85 children from around Sangin attended the Sangin Youth Outreach Shura held by Female Engagement Teams assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Jackson, Aug. 17. “It is important to work with the youth of Sangin because just like the kids in the U.S., they want to grow up to be something,” said Sgt. Juanita Towns, the FET 13 team leader. “So it is just best that we try to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Humanitarian Assistance, Marines, Military, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Staff Sgt. Logan Cortes – Bronze Star with V
The students taking courses at the Combat Skills Training School don’t doubt their teacher’s knowledge, but it’s hard to see the man behind the information as a decorated combat veteran. Staff Sgt. Logan Cortes, an instructor with the 1st Marine Logistics Group’s CST at Camp Pendleton, Calif., is a Bronze Star recipient and currently teaches Marines how to use the weapons systems he had first-hand experience with in Iraq. “He is a great role model,” said Lance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Marines, Military, WOT Heroes
Staff Sgt. Philip Crosby
Staff Sgt. Philip Crosby was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device for heroic achievement and sustained meritorious service during combat operations at a ceremony, here, June 10. Crosby, who is now assigned to 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, was the assistant effects advisor for Military Transition Team 133, Multi-National Force – West from November 2007 to October 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Crosby and his MTT embedded with the 3rd Battalion, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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