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Jan 2, 2004

Sergeant Ryan West, a squad leader with Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 6th Marines, the ground combat element of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), yells for his Marines to take cover from intense enemy sniper fire during a firefight with Taliban insurgents near the village of Siah Chub Kalay, Afghanistan during Operation ASBURY PARK, June 2, 2004. West and his fellow Marines and Sailors in the 22nd MEU (SOC) during the unit's 2004 deployment were recently awarded the Navy Unit Commendation.

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