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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Marines, others welcome WWII vets to the Big Easy
Academy nominated actor Gary Sinise helps Francis Rumi, Sr., a World War II Navy veteran, place beads and a Marine Corps lanyard around his neck during the welcome ceremony held in honor of approximately 40 other veterans of the "Greatest Generation" at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, June 25, 2015. Sinise and volunteers from the Gary Sinise Foundation organized a special trip for the veterans to visit the National World War II Museum in downtown New Orleans later that day.

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