US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jeff Cervone (In red), 21st Services Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, tries to turn over Van Bien Nguyen, from Vietnam, during the 54Kg Greco-Roman competition of the 19th World Military Wrestling Championship on October 26th, 2000, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. SRA Cervone won the match 5-2 and later that day took the bronze medal. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Oct. 25-29. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam...

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US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jeff Cervone (In red), 21st Services Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, tries to turn over Van Bien Nguyen, from Vietnam, during the 54Kg Greco-Roman competition of the 19th World Military Wrestling Championship on October 26th, 2000, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. SRA Cervone won the match 5-2 and later that day took the bronze medal. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Oct. 25-29. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Senior Airman Jeff Cervone (In red), 21st Services Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, tries to turn over Van Bien Nguyen, from Vietnam, during the 54Kg Greco-Roman competition of the 19th World Military Wrestling Championship on October 26th, 2000, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. SRA Cervone won the match 5-2 and later that day took the bronze medal. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Oct. 25-29. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam. Wrestlers will be competing in two different competitions, Free-Style and Greco-Roman.

Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune

State: North Carolina (NC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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20/10/2000
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