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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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)