Lance Cpl. John Brown, a rifleman serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, shares a joke with Lance Cpl. Singh Amritdave, a rifleman serving with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, after live-fire familiarization training here, Dec. 1, 2012. The guardsmen began training with the Marines Nov. 29 and will continue to train until Dec. 25, as apart of Exercise Valiant Mark. Brown, a 22 year-old native of El Paso, Texas, said he is happy to have met Amritdave and is going to keep in contact with his new friend. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney.) - Lance Cpl. John Brown, a rifleman serving with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, shares a joke with Lance Cpl. Singh Amritdave, a rifleman serving with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, after live-fire familiarization training here, Dec. 1, 2012. The guardsmen began training with the Marines Nov. 29 and will continue to train until Dec. 25, as apart of Exercise Valiant Mark. Brown, a 22 year-old native of El Paso, Texas, said he is happy to have met Amritdave and is going to keep in contact with his new friend. (Official United States Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Corey Dabney.)
Corporal Cameron Reed, a motor transport operator with Regimental Combat Team 7 and a native of Thomasville, Ga., left his small, southern town looking for a new experience. Two years after becoming a Marine, Reed is now supporting infantry battalions in Helmand province, Afghanistan. - Corporal Cameron Reed, a motor transport operator with Regimental Combat Team 7 and a native of Thomasville, Ga., left his small, southern town looking for a new experience. Two years after becoming a Marine, Reed is now supporting infantry battalions in Helmand province, Afghanistan.