Lt. Col. Jeff Kenney, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to award 1st. Sgt. Jack L. Shumate, company first sergeant, I Co., 3/4, a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat “V” for valor device as Sgt. Maj. Michael Miller, sergeant major, 3/4, reads the citation at their bachelors’ enlisted quarters’ courtyard, March 13, 2014. - Lt. Col. Jeff Kenney, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 7th Marine Regiment, prepares to award 1st. Sgt. Jack L. Shumate, company first sergeant, I Co., 3/4, a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat “V” for valor device as Sgt. Maj. Michael Miller, sergeant major, 3/4, reads the citation at their bachelors’ enlisted quarters’ courtyard, March 13, 2014.
Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014. - Staff Sgt. Jorge Gomez, Maintenance Management Office, Company H., Combat Logistics Battalion 7, takes his final steps on the Combat Center's Del Valle field before stepping onto the bus to depart for his deployment to Afghanistan Jan. 10, 2014.
Cpl. Dillon Erickson, field radio operator, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, is reunited with his girlfriend, Gail Bolander, during the squadron's homecoming at the VMU-1 hangar Nov. 22, 2013. - Cpl. Dillon Erickson, field radio operator, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, is reunited with his girlfriend, Gail Bolander, during the squadron's homecoming at the VMU-1 hangar Nov. 22, 2013.
Sgt. Christopher Merrill, infantryman, L Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, reunites with his wife, Britnay, during a homecoming at Del Valle Field Oct. 9, 2013. - Sgt. Christopher Merrill, infantryman, L Co., 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, reunites with his wife, Britnay, during a homecoming at Del Valle Field Oct. 9, 2013.