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First Sergeant Arturo Blancoromero, Golf Company first sergeant, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, assigned to 5th Marine Regiment, and a Buena Park native, awarded the prestigious French Fourragère, the green braided cord worn on his left shoulder, to new Marines in the regiment during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014. The 5th Marine Regiment is authorized to wear the fourragère by the French government after demonstrating valor in combat in at least three battles during World War I for which the regiment was awarded the Croix de Guerre. The regiment is the most decorated infantry regiment in the Marine Corps and one of the most battle-tested units in the armed services, having fought in fierce battles in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently, the regiment provides combat-ready ground forces for deployment worldwide and on U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific and southwest Asia as part of Marine Expeditionary Units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer / released)
| Date Taken: | 01.22.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2014 20:50 |
| Photo ID: | 1154268 |
| VIRIN: | 140122-M-XZ121-167 |
| Resolution: | 3456x4320 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 884 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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