Maj. Gen. Gary Thomas, left and Manny Pacheco, right, present Sgt. Reece Lodder with multiple awards during the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association awards banquet at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel in New Bern, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2015. The USMCCCA hosted the banquet to honor distinguished guests and award winners in the combat correspondents community. Thomas is the commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Lodder is a mass communications specialist with USMC Recruiting Station Seattle. Pacheco is the president of the USMCCCA.

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