1st MarDiv CG awards ‘1st Tanks’ Marines [Image 4 of 4]

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

01.21.2014

Photo by Cpl. D. J. Wu 

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

Maj. Gen. Larry Nicholson, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, speaks to Marines with 1st Tank Battalion after a select few received combat-related medals at the unit’s tank ramp, Jan. 21, 2014. Nicholson presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Cpl. Matthew Gonzales, Company A, 1st Tanks, and Sgt. Asturo Zavala Jr., Co. A, 1st Tanks. Nicholson also presented a Bronze Star to Capt. Christopher Ashinhurst, Company D, 1st Tanks, and a Purple Heart to Sgt. Fredy Esquivel, Company C, 1st Tanks.

• Date Taken: 01.21.2014
• Date Posted: 01.23.2014 19:12
• Photo ID: 1154840
• VIRIN: 140121-M-NS272-974
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 6.58 MB
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US