U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Cooper Jr., commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Carl Cooper Jr., commanding officer, left, and Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Monssen, battalion sergeant major, right, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, salute Cpl. Alex F. Domion's battlefield cross on Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2012. Cpl. Domion was deployed to Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion in direct support of 3rd Battalion 9th Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Walters /Released)