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Reading on the Battle of Ganjgal

On Sept. 8, 2009, three U.S. Marines, their Navy corpsman, and a soldier were killed as U.S. commanders withheld artillery

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS HAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the NAVY CROSS posthumously to SERGEANT MATTHEW T. ABBATE MARINE

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the NAVY CROSS to SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER B. FARIAS MARINE CORPS

“The Taliban will always remain in Afghanistan, and Pakistan will always support them.” – Gen. Hameed Gul, former Director of