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Female Engagement Teams Support Troops
At barely 39 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the two women of Female Engagement Team 6 warmed their red, sniffling noses by drinking hot chocolate out of canteen cups. It was early morning and they had little sleep from the cold night before. The Marines began dressing in their body armor, preparing for their upcoming day of work. Sergeants Jessica Lugo and Autumn Sekely were getting ready to go out in support of Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
The Canals of Sangin
As Marines with Company K continue to stabilize Sangin through regular patrols and frequent interaction with the public, a few Marines and Afghan soldiers lent a hand to help local villagers repair a few canals, July 30. Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, along with Afghan National Army soldiers and local Afghan villagers, coordinated a project to rebuild two canals in Sangin. “There were approximately 30 local nationals, 30 Marines, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, Rebuilding, War on Terror
Marines fight on civil affairs mission
When the Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, set out on patrol, Aug. 3, a simple civil affairs mission turned into an on-going firefight. The task was to provide security during transport of a civil affairs team to talk to the locals about how Marines could help them, said Staff Sgt. Jesus Suarez, a platoon sergeant with Company K, 3rd Bn., 7th Marines. Just a few minutes after the locals … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Marines, War on Terror
Jason Dunham’s Helmet Given to History
“It all started because the lawnmower ran out of gas,” said Maj. Trent A. Gibson, the executive officer of 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, with a chuckle. “If the lawnmower hadn’t run out of gas, I would have never heard the phone ring.” The voice he heard upon answering was that of a Marine recruiter, explaining what the Marine Corps had to offer the young man from Piedmont, Okla. Neither could imagine the future that Gibson would experience as he enlisted to become one of the few, the proud and the brave. After twenty-two years as one of the few, Gibson experienced true pride in having served among the undeniably brave. In the dangerous city of Karabilah, Iraq on April 14, 2004, Gibson, then a captain and the commander of Company K, 3rd … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Jason Dunham, Marines, Military, WOT Heroes, WOT Medal of Honor
Lance Cpl. Brady Gustafson Awarded Navy Cross
Lance Cpl. Brady Gustafson’s parents describe him as “reserved, loyal, stubborn and determined.†This was proven in action July 21, 2008. His loyalty to his fellow Marines, his stubborn nature when he refused medical treatment and his determination under enemy fire as a machine gunner with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment earned him the Navy Cross, and a place among the ranks of such Marine Corps legends as Lewis ‘Chesty’ Puller, Daniel ‘Dan’ Daly and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Shock Trauma Platoon Extends Golden Hour For Marines
Navy Lieutenant Tony A. Wade (left), an STP trauma nurse and Jacksonville, N.C., native, bandages a wounded Marine as fellow Marines of Company F, TF 2/7, remove him from the Mobile Trauma Bay after being wounded in a firefight with members of the Taliban. (Photo by Navy Hospitalman Dan K. Marker) Corpsman Up! It’s a simple phrase used by Marines in combat to let corpsmen fighting alongside them know they need help, and FAST. Since the Marines … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, EMS, Marines, Medicine, War on Terror
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