As the election approaches, the deadline for voters to mail in their absentee ballots also closes in. Americans can submit absentee votes in local, state and federal elections if they are a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older, and are an active-duty member of the armed forces, a family member of the above or a U.S. citizen residing outside the United States. Voters can find out specific information on their state by visiting the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at http://www.fvap.gov/ - As the election approaches, the deadline for voters to mail in their absentee ballots also closes in. Americans can submit absentee votes in local, state and federal elections if they are a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older, and are an active-duty member of the armed forces, a family member of the above or a U.S. citizen residing outside the United States. Voters can find out specific information on their state by visiting the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at http://www.fvap.gov/

Marines assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion congratulate Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich, after he was presented the Silver Star Medal, the nation’s third highest award for combat valor. After Haralovich was shot twice in his body armor by an insurgent, he destroyed an enemy stronghold with a rocket and led his Marines on a two-hour assault after their ambushers during an Afghanistan deployment in 2011. Haralovich is a reconnaissance Marine assigned to E Company, 4th Reconnaissance Bn., 4th Marine Division. - Marines assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion congratulate Staff Sgt. Alec Haralovich, after he was presented the Silver Star Medal, the nation’s third highest award for combat valor. After Haralovich was shot twice in his body armor by an insurgent, he destroyed an enemy stronghold with a rocket and led his Marines on a two-hour assault after their ambushers during an Afghanistan deployment in 2011. Haralovich is a reconnaissance Marine assigned to E Company, 4th Reconnaissance Bn., 4th Marine Division.