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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sgt. Brian M. Blonder during a ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., May 10, 2011. Blonder received the second highest award given for valor in the face of danger for his actions during an all-day firefight against Taliban insurgents Aug. 8, 2008, during the battle of Shewan, Afghanistan. Although he and the Marines and sailors he was fighting alongside with were heavily outnumbered by the enemy, they managed to kill more than 50 insurgents and drove the rest out of their fortified fighting positions in the Taliban infested village in southern Farah province. Blonder, a reconnaissance Marine by trade, was serving as platoon sergeant with a force reconnaissance platoon attached to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment. - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Gunnery Sgt. Brian M. Blonder during a ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., May 10, 2011. Blonder received the second highest award given for valor in the face of danger for his actions during an all-day firefight against Taliban insurgents Aug. 8, 2008, during the battle of Shewan, Afghanistan. Although he and the Marines and sailors he was fighting alongside with were heavily outnumbered by the enemy, they managed to kill more than 50 insurgents and drove the rest out of their fortified fighting positions in the Taliban infested village in southern Farah province. Blonder, a reconnaissance Marine by trade, was serving as platoon sergeant with a force reconnaissance platoon attached to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment.

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 23) -- Lance Cpl. Nicholas Green participates in the Marine Corps Trials wheelchair racing competition. The Marine Corps Trials is a part of the Regiment’s Warrior Athlete Reconditioning program which provides opportunities for wounded, ill and injured Marines to engage in both physical and cognitive activities outside the traditional therapy setting. The Wounded Warrior Regiment hosted the Marine Corps Trials to select athletes for the All-Marine Warrior Games team. The Warrior Games will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 16-21. - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Feb. 23) -- Lance Cpl. Nicholas Green participates in the Marine Corps Trials wheelchair racing competition. The Marine Corps Trials is a part of the Regiment’s Warrior Athlete Reconditioning program which provides opportunities for wounded, ill and injured Marines to engage in both physical and cognitive activities outside the traditional therapy setting. The Wounded Warrior Regiment hosted the Marine Corps Trials to select athletes for the All-Marine Warrior Games team. The Warrior Games will be held in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 16-21.

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