U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes, a squad leader with

Similar

U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes, a squad leader with

description

Summary

U.S. Marine Cpl. Garrett Carnes, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 22-year-old native of Mooresville, N.C., speaks with Ramsay Wharton, a reporter with Hawaii News Now, before a 3rd Marines battle streamer rededication ceremony on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 24, 2012. Carnes lost his legs in an improvised explosive device attack Feb. 19 while supporting combat operations in the Khan Neshin district of Afghanistan's Helmand province. The ceremony marked the end of eight years of combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq for 3rd Marines, and honored 116 Marines and sailors killed in action and hundreds more wounded there. During the ceremony, Marines presented the regiment's 17 battle streamers to senior leadership for re-attachment to the 3rd Marines battle colors.

date_range

Date

24/05/2012
create

Source

Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
copyright

Copyright info

Public Domain Dedication. Public Use Notice of Limitations: https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright

Explore more

nato
nato