Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment

Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment salute colors while the 1st Marine Division Band played the National Anthem during a memorial service hosted by the battalion at the Camp San Mateo helicopter landing zone here, Sept. 28, 2012. The battalion, which recently returned from a seven month deployment from Afghanistan, honored Sgt. Wade D. Wilson, from Webster, Texas, Cpls. Alex Martinez, a native of Elgin, Ill., and Anthony R. Servin, from Riverside, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Witsman, a native of Danville, Ill. Wilson, Martinez, Servin and Witsman all gave their lives to protect their country and fellow Marines during Operation Enduring Freedom.