Submitter’s Name: Posted with permission of VFW (VFW.org)
The Service Member’s Name: Christopher Farias
Branch of Service: Marine Corps
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: I Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Hometown for Service Member: LaPorte, Texas
Hometown for Submitter: n/a
Author Janie Blankenship / Photo Andy Mcrataya, US Air Force Photo
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