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Marines


MCB Camp Pendleton

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Oceanside, California
Official U.S. Marine Corps Website

Jan 29, 2024

Francisco Roman Jr., left, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and now a police officer with the San Diego Police Department, and Col. Daniel Whitley, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, pose for a photo after a Purple Heart medal award ceremony held at MCB Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 23, 2024. This ceremony honored Roman Jr.’s sacrifice during his deployment to Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005. Both Roman Jr. and Whitley were recruited out of New Jersey. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Watts)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

160

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM

APERTURE

5

SHUTTERSPEED

1/200

ISO

160