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End of Duty: a LCpl. Smarr Story
The family of Lance Cpl. Nicholas Smarr stand during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner at his Navy and Marine Corps Medal presentation ceremony at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Ga., Dec. 7, 2018. Smarr, a Reserve Marine, was posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions that cost him his life two years ago while serving as a police officer for the Americus Police Department. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Niles Lee)