Staff Sgt. Verice Bennett, platoon sergeant, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, shares one last hug with his son, Sekye, at the Combat Center’s Unit Marshalling Area before leaving for duty in Iraq Aug. 26. Marines and sailors from 3/7 departed the Combat Center Aug. 26 and 27 on a seven-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors left the Unit Marshalling Area in the early and mid-morning hours of both days to the waves and tears of their families and loved ones. - Staff Sgt. Verice Bennett, platoon sergeant, Company I, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, shares one last hug with his son, Sekye, at the Combat Center’s Unit Marshalling Area before leaving for duty in Iraq Aug. 26. Marines and sailors from 3/7 departed the Combat Center Aug. 26 and 27 on a seven-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 1,000 Marines and sailors left the Unit Marshalling Area in the early and mid-morning hours of both days to the waves and tears of their families and loved ones.
Erica McNicoll, wife of 1st Lt. Michael McNicoll, platoon commander with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, participates in the “I Ran to Afghanistan” program with her twin daughters, Ashley and Kaitlyn, to show support to her husband and other 2/7 Marines and sailors during their deployment scheduled to end this fall. - Erica McNicoll, wife of 1st Lt. Michael McNicoll, platoon commander with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, participates in the “I Ran to Afghanistan” program with her twin daughters, Ashley and Kaitlyn, to show support to her husband and other 2/7 Marines and sailors during their deployment scheduled to end this fall.