Cpl. Ryan T. McSweeney (right), a Middletown, Ohio, native and recovery vehicle operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), stands before his fellow servicemembers after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device during an award ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. McSweeney helped repel an insurgent assault on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi in Helmand province before working to reorganize the base's security May 13, 2013. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peter

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Cpl. Ryan T. McSweeney (right), a Middletown, Ohio, native and recovery vehicle operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), stands before his fellow servicemembers after receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device during an award ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 23, 2013. McSweeney helped repel an insurgent assault on Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi in Helmand province before working to reorganize the base's security May 13, 2013. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul Peterson) Ohio Marine recognized for valor in Afghanistan 130723-M-ZB219-017

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