LCpl. Philip Villaire, rifleman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, hugs his mother, Gigi Madamba (left), and his girlfriend, Danielle Boushey, before he boarded a bus and deployed. - LCpl. Philip Villaire, rifleman, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, hugs his mother, Gigi Madamba (left), and his girlfriend, Danielle Boushey, before he boarded a bus and deployed.
Denise Corral, mother of Lance Cpl. Joshua Corral, and his best friend, Tyler Hack, stand in front of the battlefield cross honoring Lance Cpl. Joshua Corral. Corral was one of seven Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, who died while conducting combat operations during the unit’s last deployment to Afghanistan. (Official USMC photo by Diane Durden) - Denise Corral, mother of Lance Cpl. Joshua Corral, and his best friend, Tyler Hack, stand in front of the battlefield cross honoring Lance Cpl. Joshua Corral. Corral was one of seven Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, who died while conducting combat operations during the unit’s last deployment to Afghanistan. (Official USMC photo by Diane Durden)