Two Marines received the Navy Cross for bravery in Afghanistan in separate ceremonies Friday May 18th 2012.
The awards were made to Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Twentynine Palms, and Sgt. Christopher Farias of the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton.
Farias, 26, of La Porte, Texas, was cited for saving the lives of Marines by leading an “immediate and aggressive tactical response” to a Taliban ambush on a Marine outpost in Helmand province on Oct. 5, 2010. Farias continued to fight despite being wounded by shrapnel to his neck, shoulder and back and suffering a severe concussion and broken clavicle.
“His fearless leadership and presence of mind, with enemy fire impacting all around him, repelled the enemy’s initial assault,” according to the official citation.
Wooldridge, 22, of Port Angeles, Wash., was a vehicle commander when his convoy came under enemy fire on June 18, 2010. He led four Marines in outflanking 15 Taliban fighters killing eight of them and scattering the rest. Out of ammunition, Wooldridge wrestled a machine gun away from a Taliban and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with his enemy, killing him.
Wooldridge was cited for “his bold actions and his courage under fire which disrupted the enemy attack on his platoon.”
Sgt Wooldridge was my pistol coach haaaaaa awesome
That funny moment when you’re the one who took the photo of Chris on the right, and your boyfriend photobombing is cropped out of it. hahaha
But in all seriousness, congratulations to both Marines. I don’t personally know Sgt. Woodridge, but both have my highest respect.
pooleemarroquin askedI completely agree, i think we should talk more!
The armed forces are running through my neighborhood singing a special variation of their left, left, left, right, left chant as they head on to Ground Zero.
It is a sight and a sound.
Thanks for your service y’all!
“Special variation” lol. Nigga that’s called sexy ass Marine Corps cadence.
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Marines with Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines conduct a 21 Gun Salute during the memorial ceremony in honor of Corporal Mark D. Kidd from Milford, MI, aboard Camp Baharia Iraq.
Regimental Combat Team 6 deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq (Multi-National Forces-West) to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi Reconstruction.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Samuel D. Corum, 3 February 2007 via DVIDS.)
RIP Kyle Mason 2nd LT USMC and Norwich University Class of 2010. You will never be forgotten. Semper Zoobilis
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