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Photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault
250129-M-AA976-1090.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Colin Thibault

Feb 12, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - A Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal hangs from the breast pocket of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Champagne, an air traffic controller with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a Florida native, during an award ceremony at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2025. Champagne received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for rescuing two individuals trapped in wreckage after a vehicle accident while home on leave. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Colin Thibault)


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