U.S. Marines and Sailors watch as the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to the family members of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Sgt. Rafael Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously after sacrificing his life by absorbing the blast of an enemy grenade and shielding fellow Marines only feet away while serving with Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine Division, in Fallujah, Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Luis Vega/Released)
Date Taken: | 06.08.2015 |
Date Posted: | 06.08.2015 22:04 |
Photo ID: | 1984142 |
VIRIN: | 150608-M-EP759-087 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 6.42 MB |
Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
Web Views: | 47 |
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