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

 

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Barbara Kanegaye, the 27th Commandant’s daughter, Col. Walker Field, Chief of Staff of Marine Forces Reserve, and 1st Sergeant Sigrid Rivera, company first sergeant, await the beginning of the wreath laying ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana, Nov. 10, 2019. Mrs. Kanegaye has attended the annual wreath laying ceremony at her father’s grave every year since his passing in 1983. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher England)