Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, left, the assistant division commander for 1st Marine Division, along with volunteers with the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, unveils a plaque dedicated to John Basilone during a ceremony at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed......
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, the assistant division commander for 1st Marine Division, speaks during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. Dynan is a native of Massachusetts.......
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, the assistant division commander for 1st Marine Division, speaks during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. Dynan is a native of Massachusetts.......
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. veterans salute as the 1st Marine Division color guard presents the colors during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)...
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. veterans attend a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)...
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jmari Mellerson, a motor transport dispatcher with Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, carries the division colors during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle......
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, the assistant division commander for 1st Marine Division, speaks during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. Dynan is a native of Massachusetts.......
Photo by Cpl. Earik Barton | 1st Marine Division | 02.19.2025
U.S. veterans salute the U.S. flag during a ceremony honoring John Basilone at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla, California, Feb. 19, 2025. Basilone, who earned the Medal of Honor while fighting on Guadalcanal, was killed in action Feb. 19, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Earik Barton)...
