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Sgt. William B. Soutra, Jr., was awarded a Navy Cross during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 3, 2012, for heroism while serving as a canine handler with Company B, 1st MSOB, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, during July 2010. Soutra’s unit was on patrol with Afghan commandos when his unit became pinned down by an ambush initiated by an improvised explosive device that mortally wounded his element leader. Soutra directed and oriented friendly fires while relaying enemy information, further enabling aircraft to provide suppression and coordinating casualty evacuations.
| Date Taken: | 12.03.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 12.03.2012 19:09 |
| Photo ID: | 793610 |
| VIRIN: | 121203-M-0944A-011 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 2.15 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 118 |
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