The Blue Diamond- May 19 2011 Issue

 In this Issue:

• 1/5 Marine Remembered in Sangin
• Division Leaders Awarded Bronze Stars
• "The Professionals" Return from Afghanistan
• 1st CEB Returns Home from Afghanistan
• ANA, Marines Search for Weapons, IED Materials

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DIVISION HONORS FALLEN, ADDS AFGHAN BATTLE STREAMERS

Photo by Paul Rodriguez, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

1st Marine Division Headquarters, May 20, 2011. Marines and Sailors gathered Friday in a ceremony honoring the Marines and Sailors killed in Afghanistan. Tribute was also paid to British and Georgian troops that fell under the Division's command.

The Afghanistan battle streamers were added, recognizing the division's service in Afghanistan, and the first time in Marine Corps history that the 1st Marine Division has deployed to Afghanistan. While serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, the division conducted seven major operations and 45 others, including historic battles in Marjah, Sangin, and Bahram Chah.
View Ceremony Footage Below:



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Sign On San Diego: 1st Marine Division Mourns Fallen

LA Times: Camp Pendleton Honors 125 Marines and Sailors Killed in Afghanistan in Past Year

OC Register: Pendleton Remembers Those who have Died