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    3/5 Marine posthumously awarded Navy Cross

    CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.10.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Childers 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    Major Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, presents the Navy Cross to Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate’s mother during a Navy Cross award ceremony aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Aug. 10. Abbate was posthumously awarded the medal for the actions he took on Oct. 14, 2010 in Sangin, Afghanistan during his deployment as a scout sniper with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Abbate was killed in action in Helmand Province later that year.

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    Date Taken: 08.10.2012
    Date Posted: 08.11.2012 12:45
    Photo ID: 643557
    VIRIN: 120810-M-VZ265-131
    Resolution: 1200x1800
    Size: 724.46 KB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US

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