Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

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The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan

 

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Marine earns Silver Star for Vietnam heroics
Marine Sgt. Gary L. Hill gathers with his immediate and extended family who came to show their support for his military service after his Silver Star Medal ceremony at the Tuscaloosa Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center here June 7, 2013. Retired Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Charles C. Krulak presented Hill with the nation’s third highest award for his heroic actions while deployed to Vietnam in 1967

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