February 20, 2009
Navy Crosses Awarded Posthumously To 2 Marines
QUANTICO, Va. (Feb. 20, 2009) Marines render honors while the national anthem is played during a Navy Cross ceremony in honor of two fallen Camp Lejeune Marines, Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter, from Sag Harbor, N.Y., and Cpl. Jonathan Yale, from Burkeville, Va.Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter presented the awards at a ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Haerter and Yale posthumously received the Navy Cross for actions in April 2008. They are credited with saving the lives of many Marines and Iraqi police. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)
True heroes....RIP
Related: The Last Stand of Cpl. Yale and Lance Cpl. Haerter
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