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, stand at attention for the playing of Anchors Aweigh and the Marine Corps Hymn. Lance Cpl. Gonzalez received an award upgrade from the Silver Star for heroic actions while serving as an automatic rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Al Fallujah, Iraq, when he threw himself on a fellow Marine, shielding him from a grenade blast. (
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, stand at attention for the playing of Anchors Aweigh and the Marine Corps Hymn. Lance Cpl. Gonzalez received an award upgrade from the Silver Star for heroic actions while serving as an automatic rifleman with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in Al Fallujah, Iraq, when he threw himself on a fellow Marine, shielding him from a grenade blast. ( Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Samantha Schwoch/Released)
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