Sgt. Maj. Thomas G. Eggerling (left), Sgt. Maj. of Marine Corps Forces South, Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzalez (center), and Maj. Gen. David G. Bellon (right), commander of Marine Corps Forces South, pose for a picture after a Navy Cross ceremony in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 14, 2017. Gonzalez was serving as an automatic rifleman in Al Fallujah, Iraq when a motorcycle borne insurgent threw a hand grenade into his fighting hole. Gonzalez threw himself on a fellow Marine, shielding him from the blast. ( Marine corps photo by Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/Released)

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