Machine gunners Cpl. Charles J. Trask, 22, and Cpl. Jimmy D. Miller, 20, with Security Platoon, Combat Logistics Company 117, Combat Logistics Battalion 7, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Fwd), stand by a weapon mount similar to the ones they manned in separate incidents when the vehicles they were in encountered improvised explosive devices during operations in the Al Anbar Province. Trask, a Kansas City, Mo., native, said he believes personal protective equipment saved his hearing. Miller, a Huntsville, Ala., native, recovering from shrapnel injuries to his wrist, said he believes that personal protective equipment he wore prevented serious injuries.
Date Taken: | 08.25.2006 |
Date Posted: | 10.28.2011 05:26 |
Photo ID: | 28605 |
VIRIN: | 060814-M-6065T-003 |
Resolution: | 2160x1440 |
Size: | 2.44 MB |
Location: | AL ASAD, IQ |
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