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Posts Tagged valor
Marine gives life trying to save Afghan policeman
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 29/Aug/2010 20:00
Lance Cpl. Joshua S. Leventhal, a grenadier with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, completes Sgt. Joe L. Wrightsman’s battlefield cross by placing boots and identification tags on the monument during a memorial service at Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, July 30. Wrightsman died supporting combat operations July 18.
PATROL BASE JAKER, Afghanistan — Cpl. Joe L. Wrightsman gave his life trying to save an Afghan policeman drowning in Afghanistan’s Helmand River July 18. And while the two would ultimately become victims of the powerful currents, Wrightsman’s actions weren’t in vain.
Two Fallen Brothers
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 1/Aug/2010 14:15
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Lance Cpl. Davide Perna , a 20-year-old fire team leader, with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, renders a salute in front of the memorial of Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert, during a memorial ceremony at Forward Operating Base Spin Ghar, Jan. 20. Meinert, 20, from Fort Atkinson, Wis., was killed, Jan. 10 while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province.