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    Georgia Marine awarded Silver Star for heroic actions in Afghanistan [Image 5 of 6]

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    Georgia Marine awarded Silver Star for heroic actions in Afghanistan

    CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    07.10.2012

    Photo by Cpl. Jeff Drew 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Colonel Kenneth M. DeTreux, the commanding officer of 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, shakes the hand of Woodstock, Ga., native Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Cole (right) after presenting him with the nation’s third highest award for valor, the Silver Star. “I don’t think I deserve it,” Cole mentioned. “Nothing I did comes close to the Marines I was with. Pinned down in a ditch, wounded, they fought for an hour against an enemy that got within 30 meters. Not once did they waiver. This award isn’t my award. It’s their award and all the guys who we lost who can’t wear it now, I’ll wear it for them since they can’t.”

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2012
    Date Posted: 07.11.2012 08:39
    Photo ID: 621745
    VIRIN: 120706-M-HB024-025
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 10.22 MB
    Location: CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US
    Hometown: WOODSTOCK, GEORGIA, US

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