Cpl. Jesse Raper, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, can remember the layout of the compound his squad patrolled and the placement of the improvised explosive device that detonated underneath his squad leader, Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette, during a tragic patrol in the Now Zad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 22, 2009. The IED explosion mortally wounded Ouellette, and he was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions that day. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presented the medal to Ouellette’s mother during a ceremony in his hometown Nov. 10, 2010. USMC-1011
Cpl. Jesse Raper, a rifleman with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, can remember the layout of the compound his squad patrolled and the placement of the improvised explosive device that detonated underneath his squad leader, Cpl. Michael W. Ouellette, during a tragic patrol in the Now Zad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 22, 2009. The IED explosion mortally wounded Ouellette, and he was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions that day. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presented the medal to Ouellette’s mother during a ceremony in his hometown Nov. 10, 2010. USMC-101109-M-2029C-027
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