Marines


Operation Allies Welcome

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Fort Pickett, Va.

ABOUT 

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

 

PHOTO GALLERY
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A Wall of Honor is displayed during the Medal of Honor flag presentation to Sgt Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez’s mother, Dolia Gonzalez, at the Freddy Gonzalez Elementary school in Edinburg, Texas, Jan. 14, 2019. Gonzalez served two tours in the Vietnam War and was killed Feb. 4, 1968. Dolia Gonzalez was presented the Medal of Honor flag awarded to her son, Sgt. Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, Jan. 14, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)