Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, render the 21-gun salute for Sgt. Jason D. Calo and Lance Cpl. Nathaniel J. Schultz during a joint memorial service at Patrol Base Beirut, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Calo and Schultz were killed, Aug. 22 and Aug. 21, respectively, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. “We know firsthand the nature of war, as it has touched the nature of our being, of your being,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Ellison, the commanding officer of 2/6. “The way we overcome adversity is through cohesion.”