General Tony Thomas, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, presents the Silver Star to a Marine critical skills operator with 3rd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Raider Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command. The Marine Raider received the Silver Star April 6, 2018 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., for courageous acts of valor while responding to a terrorist attack on a hotel in Mali in 2015. The Raider led his team through enemy small arms fire, grenades and structural fires in order to rescue the terrorists’ 170 hostages. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Marine Sgt. Janessa K. Pon)
Date Taken: | 04.06.2018 |
Date Posted: | 04.06.2018 16:54 |
Photo ID: | 4275327 |
VIRIN: | 180406-M-TA471-0038 |
Resolution: | 4501x3001 |
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Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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