A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment,
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A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, (V36), 2d Marine Division stands at ease prior to participating in a French Fourragère ceremony on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 15, 2020. The ceremony was held for the newly attached Marines and Sailors to V36. The only service members permitted to wear a French Fourragère in the Marine Corps are with 5th Marine Regiment or 6th Marine Regiment. Both Regiments were awarded the Fourragère by the French military for their vicious fighting and heroism during the battle of Belleau Wood, World War I. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick King)
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15/12/2020
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