Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nakonieczny, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, knees down with the battalion’s Highlander Sword while Marines fight using pugil sticks during 1st LAR’s Highlander Night aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. The Highlander Night tightens the bonds of brotherhood through competitions that pit unit against unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)
160630-M-HF454-295.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero

Jul 6, 2016
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. - Lieutenant Colonel Michael Nakonieczny, the commanding officer of Headquarters Battalion, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, knees down with the battalion’s Highlander Sword while Marines fight using pugil sticks during 1st LAR’s Highlander Night aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2016. The Highlander Night tightens the bonds of brotherhood through competitions that pit unit against unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Valero/ Released)


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