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Lt. Col. Kyle B. Ellison, left, commanding officer

Lt. Col. Kyle B. Ellison, left, commanding officer

Lt. Col. Kyle B. Ellison, left, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and Sgt. Maj. William Frye, sergeant major of 2/6, salute the memorial stand of Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard during a memo... More

A rifle detail holds their weapons at port arms during

A rifle detail holds their weapons at port arms during

A rifle detail holds their weapons at port arms during a memorial service for Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard at the Marjah District government center in Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 12. Howard, from Williamsport, Pa.,... More

Yar Mohammad Barak, right, the district financial minister

Yar Mohammad Barak, right, the district financial minister

Yar Mohammad Barak, right, the district financial minister of Marjah, and an Afghan policeman offer prayer before the memorial stand of Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard, at the Marjah District government center in Ma... More

Marines kneel before an inverted rifle/Kevlar stand

Marines kneel before an inverted rifle/Kevlar stand

Marines kneel before an inverted rifle/Kevlar stand during a memorial for Lance Cpl. Abram L. Howard at the Marjah District government center in Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 12. Howard, from Williamsport, Pa., was... More