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Retired Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl stands next to actor Kevin Bacon during a premier showing of HBO's made-for-TV movie 'Taking Chance.' Bacon plays the role of Strobl in the movie as a uniformed military escort bringing home the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps who was killed in action April 9, 2004. The movie is based off of the journal Strobl kept during the escorting of Phelps from Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., to Phelps hometown in Dubois, Wyo. - Retired Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl stands next to actor Kevin Bacon during a premier showing of HBO's made-for-TV movie 'Taking Chance.' Bacon plays the role of Strobl in the movie as a uniformed military escort bringing home the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps who was killed in action April 9, 2004. The movie is based off of the journal Strobl kept during the escorting of Phelps from Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., to Phelps hometown in Dubois, Wyo.

The new running suits, first revealed to Marines in Iraq Nov. 7, 2007, started arriving in bulk at Marine Corps installations in January, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway said. The mandatory possession date is Oct. 1. ::r::::n:: - The new running suits, first revealed to Marines in Iraq Nov. 7, 2007, started arriving in bulk at Marine Corps installations in January, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway said. The mandatory possession date is Oct. 1. ::r::::n::

Organizers for a Yosemite National Park mountain hike are seeking volunteers to plan and support an annual event that commemorates the sacrifices made by service members fighting in the Global War on Terrorism. The Lewis B. Puller Memorial Hike, which takes place annually the first week in August during Purple Heart Day, is an eight-mile trek up Half Dome in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. - Organizers for a Yosemite National Park mountain hike are seeking volunteers to plan and support an annual event that commemorates the sacrifices made by service members fighting in the Global War on Terrorism. The Lewis B. Puller Memorial Hike, which takes place annually the first week in August during Purple Heart Day, is an eight-mile trek up Half Dome in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Hellyar lowers the ramp in order to load a U.S. Marine CH-53 helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2009. The helicopters were assigned to Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa and were supporting Search and Rescue missions and Medical Civil Action Programs in the Horn of Africa. - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Hellyar lowers the ramp in order to load a U.S. Marine CH-53 helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Jan. 29, 2009. The helicopters were assigned to Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa and were supporting Search and Rescue missions and Medical Civil Action Programs in the Horn of Africa.

Maj. Gen. Paul Lefebvre, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, awards cameraman Chris Jackson with the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award Jan. 24 at Al Faw Palace for pulling Sgt. Courtney Rauch from a burning humvee in Afghanistan Aug. 3, 2008. - Maj. Gen. Paul Lefebvre, deputy commanding general, Multi-National Corps - Iraq, awards cameraman Chris Jackson with the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award Jan. 24 at Al Faw Palace for pulling Sgt. Courtney Rauch from a burning humvee in Afghanistan Aug. 3, 2008.

44th President Barack Obama waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his inaugural address Jan. 20. - 44th President Barack Obama waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his inaugural address Jan. 20.

Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion completed an argiculture project recently to help local villages in Northern Iraq. The Marines coordinated with Ali Sheru Kahlaf, a local Yezidi leader, to have a central location for farmers to receive seed for their crops. The project was initially designed to benefit the poorest 120 farmers, but it stretched to nearly double that amount after all the seed was distributed. - Marines with 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion completed an argiculture project recently to help local villages in Northern Iraq. The Marines coordinated with Ali Sheru Kahlaf, a local Yezidi leader, to have a central location for farmers to receive seed for their crops. The project was initially designed to benefit the poorest 120 farmers, but it stretched to nearly double that amount after all the seed was distributed.

The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, based in Cherry Point, N.C., will perform during the Martin Luther King Day Grand Parade on Jan. 19 in Houston. - The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, based in Cherry Point, N.C., will perform during the Martin Luther King Day Grand Parade on Jan. 19 in Houston.

Gen. Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Peter Egeli watch as Pace's official portrait is unveiled during a ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium Jan. 13. Egeli, a Drayden, Md., native who has devoted more than 50 years of his career as a Marine artist, painted the portrait. - Gen. Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Peter Egeli watch as Pace's official portrait is unveiled during a ceremony in the Pentagon Auditorium Jan. 13. Egeli, a Drayden, Md., native who has devoted more than 50 years of his career as a Marine artist, painted the portrait.

A VH-60 helicopter with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 lands in front of the Capitol during the 56th Presidential Inaugural Rehearsal Jan. 11. - A VH-60 helicopter with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 lands in front of the Capitol during the 56th Presidential Inaugural Rehearsal Jan. 11.