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    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine awarded Bronze Star [Image 1 of 7]

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    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marine awarded Bronze Star

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    04.03.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Shawn Valosin 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Staff Sgt. Brandon R. Trent (right), a Lawrence, Kan., native and explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd EOD Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stands at the position of attention in front of Brigadier General Edward D. Banta, the commanding general of 2nd MLG, during a Bronze Star Medal award ceremony aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 4, 2014. Trent earned the medal with combat distinguishing device for his actions disarming improvised explosive devices while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2013. In a period of less than 24 hours, Trent rendered nine improvised explosive devices safe during a clearing operation in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Trent worked into the night, uncovering and disarming additional IEDs along the way. He manually approached and disarmed two of the IEDs after exhausting remote deactivation methods.

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    Date Taken: 04.03.2014
    Date Posted: 04.04.2014 14:46
    Photo ID: 1224019
    VIRIN: 140403-M-IU187-001
    Resolution: 3767x2511
    Size: 3.36 MB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: LAWRENCE, KANSAS, US

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