29 Palms Marine to receive Navy Cross

29 Palms Marine to receive Navy Cross

Staff report
Posted : Wednesday Aug 19, 2009 16:44:24 EDT

A junior Marine severely wounded during an ambush last year in Afghanistan’s Helmand province will receive the Navy Cross on Thursday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., base officials said.

Lance Cpl. Richard S. Weinmaster, a squad automatic rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, will be presented the nation’s second-highest medal for combat valor during a morning ceremony, according to a news release.
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29 Palms Marine to receive Navy Cross