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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Jul 1, 2016

Pictured is retired Master Sgt. Robert Alexander Jr. in 1988 when he was first stationed in Okinawa, Japan, as part of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He performed life-saving actions in Subic Bay, Philippines, after a night-time amphibious training. He is a Fitchburg, Massachusetts, native who retired in 2010. He received a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, June 22, 2016, for his actions of that night.

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