Marine Corps veteran Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzalez, poses with members of the 19th Rifle Company USMCR Foundation of El Paso, after receiving the Navy Cross in El Paso, Texas, Nov. 14, 2017. Gonzalez was presented the award upgrade for courageous action while serving as an automatic rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Al Fallujah, Iraq. ( Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/Released)

---

Size: 1732px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Archistoric / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1, 1st, 2, 2/14, 2nd, 69, 76, al, america, armed, automatic, award, battalion, bhr, bonhomme, company, cross, cvn, diego, division, eisenhower, el, fallujah, food, forces, forwarddeploywithus, fox, freedom, helicopter, iraqi, lhd6, mardiv, marforres, marine, mef, mh-60r, mh-60s, military, navy, ofrp, operation, paso, regiment, reserve, richard, rifleman, san, service, silver, star, states, texas, united, upgrade, usa, usmcr, usn, uss