Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division and family members of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta attend a Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in his honor aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in support of Operation Al Fajr in Fallujah, Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2004, where he covered an enemy grenade with his body protect his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence A. Leake/Released)
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Jun 9, 2015
Camp Pendleton, California - Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division and family members of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta attend a Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in his honor aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2015. Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in support of Operation Al Fajr in Fallujah, Al Anbar province, Iraq, on Nov. 15, 2004, where he covered an enemy grenade with his body protect his fellow Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence A. Leake/Released)


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