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    Back to work: hand amputee deploys to set example for wounded warriors

    PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AFGHANISTAN

    08.05.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Benjamin Crilly 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Sgt. Ricardo Ramirez, a combat replacement for 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wades through an irrigation canal to move into a night observation post in Sangin, Afghanistan, Aug. 5. In February of 2006, Ramirez was wounded in action while serving in Iraq with 3rd Bn., 5th Marines and two years later became the first hand-amputee to re-enlist in the Marines Corps. Since then the multiple-tour combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan has served as an urban warfare instructor, attended the pre-sniper course at division schools and stayed close to his infantry roots.

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    Date Taken: 08.05.2011
    Date Posted: 09.08.2011 08:45
    Photo ID: 453012
    VIRIN: 110805-M-VI905-027
    Resolution: 2961x1974
    Size: 4.49 MB
    Location: PATROL BASE FIRES, HELMAND PROVINCE,, AF

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