RAMADI, Iraq (May 28, 2008) –1st Lt. David A. Moran (right) stands proudly with his brother, 1st Lt. Daniel P. Moran, in an undated photo after David’s graduation from Officer’s Completion School. In another sign of progress being made in Ramadi, on May 26, 2008, Memorial Day, 1st Lt. David A. Moran, the Executive Officer of Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant at that exact intersection where the attack occurred. Moran chose that site to honor the fallen Marines while also paying tribute to his only brother, who was seriously injured during that IED attack. “I decided to get promoted at that intersection because that’s where my brother was hit,” David said. “He was on a night patrol with an Army IED sweeping team and while he was on that mission he was hit by a catastrophic IED. In that attack, his driver, his gunner, and his radio operator were killed. My brother and the vehicle commander survived.” (Courtesy photo)