COMBAT OUTPOST CASTLE, Afghanistan – Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was on evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small village in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district, Feb. 23, 2012. While crossing a canal along a bridge made of tree branches, he lost his footing and fell into the canal. Fortunately, two Marines on the patrol quickly grabbed him out of the water. Bast is a 21-year-old native of Aliso Viejo, Calif. Marines choose brotherhood over personal
COMBAT OUTPOST CASTLE, Afghanistan – Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Bast, a fire team leader serving with 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, was on evening resupply patrol to another squad of Marines near a small village in Helmand province’s Khan Neshin district, Feb. 23, 2012. While crossing a canal along a bridge made of tree branches, he lost his footing and fell into the canal. Fortunately, two Marines on the patrol quickly grabbed him out of the water. Bast is a 21-year-old native of Aliso Viejo, Calif. Marines choose brotherhood over personal safety, Afghan police show trustworthiness 120321-M-XZ164-020
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