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The family of Cpl. Gurpreet Singh receives the Bronze Star Medal with Combat V on Singh's behalf during an award ceremony here, May 30, 2013. Corporal Singh was a fire team leader who served with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, and was killed in action in Sangin district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, June 22, 2011. Singh, a native of Punjab, India, who immigrated to Sacramento, Calif., led his Marines through intense fighting during the Spring Offensive and was struck on his body armor during a firefight. Includes sound bites from Capt. Ryan M. Hunt from Grand Coulee, Wash., Manpreet Kaur from Antelope, Calif. Available in high definition.
| Date Taken: | 06.04.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.04.2013 22:53 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 292492 |
| VIRIN: | 130604-M-XZ121-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_100830729 |
| Length: | 00:01:44 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | ANTELOPE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | GRAND COULEE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Downloads: | 16 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 16 |
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