Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Kong was awarded the Silver Star Medal by Maj. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., September 19, 2014. Kong was recognized for actions while deployed to Sangin District, Afghanistan, as a hospital corpsman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011. Kong, from San Jose, has since separated from active duty and is currently a pre-medicine student at Stanford University.
Date Taken: | 09.19.2014 |
Date Posted: | 09.19.2014 18:43 |
Photo ID: | 1558193 |
VIRIN: | 140919-M-DQ243-004 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
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Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
Hometown: | SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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