Marine Pfc. Ryan N. Dozier, a supply logistics clerk with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 19-year-old native of Kansas City, Mo., places the dog tag of fallen Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez on a battlefield cross following a memorial run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 1, 2012, to honor the sacrifices of 116 men from 3rd Marines who died during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Juarez, a 23-year-old native of San Antonio, died Jan. 9, 2010, while conducting combat operations with 1/3 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The infantry regiment's three batt
Marine Pfc. Ryan N. Dozier, a supply logistics clerk with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and a 19-year-old native of Kansas City, Mo., places the dog tag of fallen Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez on a battlefield cross following a memorial run on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 1, 2012, to honor the sacrifices of 116 men from 3rd Marines who died during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Juarez, a 23-year-old native of San Antonio, died Jan. 9, 2010, while conducting combat operations with 1/3 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The infantry regiment's three battalions began supporting Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and during this course became the highest-deployed Marine infantry regiment. The regiment's 3rd Battalion recently returned from its third Afghanistan tour, marking the last scheduled combat deployment there for 3rd Marines. 3rd Marine Regiment honors 116 fallen heroes with memorial run 120601-M-MM918-006
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