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Corporal Henry Vasquez, Afghanistan & Iraq War Veteran
Henry Vasquez was born in Bolivia and immigrated with his family to the United States when he was a child. Grateful to his adoptive country for the opportunities it gave to him and his family, he enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school, and…
Kristen Smith, Gold Star Sister
Kristen Smith was born in Washington, D.C., exactly two years apart from her brother, David Smith. The two enjoyed a close relationship through their childhood, teenage years, and after David joined the Marine Corps in 2004. David served in Operation…
Hospital Corpsman First Class (FMF) Chris Schumacher, Afghanistan & Iraq War Veteran
Chris Schumacher joined the Navy out of high school unsure of where exactly his service would take him. He would eventually become a “green side” Hospital Corpsman, a combat medic serving with the Marine Corps. He deployed to Iraq with 4th Light…
Melinda Kane, Gold Star Mother
Jeremy Kane was the first son of Bruce and Melinda Kane. When he joined the Marine Corps in 2006, his family was supportive but apprehensive; the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were entering their most kinetic years, and as a Marine rifleman, it was…
Staff Sergeant Ahmed Dorghoud, Afghanistan & Iraq War Veteran
Ahmed Dorghoud was born in Cairo, Egypt, and emigrated to the United States when he was a young teenager. He enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school, and served with Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Operation Iraqi…
First Sergeant Marc Christ, Afghanistan & Iraq War Veteran
Marc Christ was born and raised in Towson, Maryland. As a teenager, he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and joined Bravo Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in the mid-1990s. During his twenty-year career, Christ would witness the…