Two Marines receive Navy Cross for bravery in Afghanistan
May 18, 2012
Two Marines received the Navy Cross for bravery in Afghanistan in separate ceremonies Friday.
The awards were made to Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Twentynine Palms, and Sgt. Christopher Farias of the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton.
Both awards were made by Under Secretary of the Navy Robert Work, who shuttled between the two bases. For sailors and Marines, the Navy Cross is second only to the Medal of Honor.
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