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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS                                            

Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                           

Parent Organization = 1 MEF       

Unit  = 2ND MARDIV  

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51 

File Room = dec96_classified    




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         of the follow-on assault by the 6th Marine Regiment. His actions were
         critical to the commencement of breaching operations and directly
         influenced the success of the     offensive operations conducted by the 2d
         Marine Division.
             Later on G-Day Capt Marina led his company through the Iraqi
         mine-Fields in trace of 2d Battalion, 2d Marines. Exiting Lane Blue
         4 under enemy fire, Capt Marino quickly realized that 2/2's right -Flank
         was exposed as well as the entire breach area. Informing the Regimental
         Commander of the exposed flank, he deftly maneuvered his unit to cover
         2/2. Upon nearing Regimental Objective B, his force came under intense
         enemy small arms, heavy machine gun, 23mm and 82mm mortar fire. Rapidly
         sizing the situation, Capt Marino established a base of -Fire with one
         platoon and ordered a second platoon to envelop Objective B from the
         southeast. Capt Marino expertly controlled supporting arms for his
         units' attack,     including 81mm mortars, artillery fires,          and air
         support.   His rapid actions during this period while exposed to enemy
         direct and indirect fires resulted in the destruction of four D-30
         howitzers and the capture of over 350 enemy prisoners. Furthermore, the
         rapid seizure of Regimental Objective B protected the Regiment's
         previously exposed right flank,      thereby allowing both 1/6 and 2/2 to
         continue the assault on the enemy.









































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File Room = dec96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-51
Box ID = BX600094
Unit = 2ND MARDIV
Parent Organization = 1 MEF
Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Folder Seq # = 240
Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997