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    MarSOC Marines awarded Silver and Bronze Star [Image 5 of 8]

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    MarSOC Marines awarded Silver and Bronze Star

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    03.12.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    The Bronze and Silver Star sit on display at an award ceremony where they will be presented to Marines with Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 12. Staff Sgt. Andrew K. Thompson received the military’s third highest award, the Silver Star. Staff Sgt. Maurice Scott received the fourth highest award, the Bronze Star, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 12. Thompson, from Bismark, N.D., led Marines and Afghans successfully into an attack under intense fire to overcome the enemy, according to the citation. Scott, 33, from Chicago, employed supporting aircraft to break lines and hinder enemy activity during a night helicopter raid, according to the citation.

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    Date Taken: 03.12.2012
    Date Posted: 03.13.2012 16:31
    Photo ID: 541317
    VIRIN: 120312-M-2949Y-001
    Resolution: 2000x1333
    Size: 516.86 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, US
    Hometown: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US
    Hometown: WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, US

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