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Justin Gaertner: Essence of a Man
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Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Justin Gaertner On the day after Thanksgiving, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Gaertner, 21, was patrolling for mines in the Marja district of Afghanistan when an improvised bomb, stuffed in a glass jug, exploded beneath his feet. His legs were decimated. Shrapnel blasted into his abdomen and…
Joe Reagan
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goquin
Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Joe Reagan Between the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Cuba-controlled territory is a perilous patch of earth called the Cactus Curtain. Spiked with a needle bed of Optunia cacti planted in 1961 to keep Cubans from defecting into U.S. custody, it is even deadlier as the second-largest minefield…
Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge
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goquin
Military Heroes – U. S. Navy Clifford Wooldridge Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge received the Navy Cross Medal at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center on May 18, 2012. Click here for the video. For more on Sgt. Wooldridge… click here. Courtesy of Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.
Marine Sgt. Christopher Farias
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goquin
Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Farias A Marine from La Porte, [Texas], told KTRK that he promised his fellow Marines he would get them home. During an attack in Afghanistan, he heard his friend scream, and after nearly dying himself, he fought back against the enemy and led his fellow soldiers…
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