Marines

HomeNews & PhotosOperations and Exercises2017RILEY XANTEN II

RILEY XANTEN II

About

Marines from 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, participate in exercise Riley Xanten II, in Burwash, Ontario, Feb. 3-5, 2017. During the exercise, the Marines joined soldiers from the Canadian Armed Forces to exchange knowledge and increase proficiency in cold weather tactics, survival skills, shelter building, ice fishing, and more.

 

Photo Gallery
190114-M-XG560-020
Sgt. Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez’s Medal of Honor certificate is displayed in the main office of the Freddy Gonzalez Elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, Jan. 14, 2019. In October 1969, Gonzalez’s mother, Dolia Gonzalez, was presented the Medal of Honor, awarded to her son for his heroic actions in the Battle of Hue City during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)