Tech. Sgt. Michael Lydko places an "Eagle Keeper" patch on the Mount Suribachi-based memorial to the Marines who fell during the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945. Lydko is the 18th Maintenance Operations Squadron instructor element NCO in charge.

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