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U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark, commanding general of 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, presents a coin to Cpl. Michael Pitruzzello, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-23 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on June 20, 2023. As the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier annual training event, ITX provides opportunities to mobilize geographically dispersed forces for a deployment; increase combat readiness and lethality; and exercise MAGTF command and control of battalions and squadrons across the full spectrum of warfare. Pitruzzello is a native ofHigganum, Connecticut where he graduated from Haddam Killingworth High School. Pitruzzello’s civilian job is an electrical apprentice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by. Cpl. Ryan Schmid)