Keywords: 111212-M-MM918-004 (6511848009).jpg KUCHINEY DARVISHAN Helmand province Afghanistan ” U S Marine Lance Cpl Ryan Gerrity a 21-year-old fire team leader with 2nd Platoon Lima Company 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Cranford N J jokes with local children during a security patrol here Dec 12 nearby the canal from which he previously helped rescue nine Afghans On a Dec 2 night patrol a vehicle carrying an Afghan family struck an Afghan National Army soldier and sent both plunging into the frigid canal The ANA soldiers provided security while the 2nd Platoon Marines braved the swiftly moving current to recover the accident victims If any one of the Marines from our platoon was put in that situation they would ™ve done the same thing Gerrity said https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6511848009/ 111212-M-MM918-004 2011-12-12 11 17 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/6511848009 2016-09-03 12 51 49 United States Government Work Garmsir District 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines United States Marine Corps in the War in Afghanistan 2001-present |