2015 San Diego Reunion and Memorial Plaque Dedication at Camp Horno in Pendleton
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146151106-M-NM524-184 Helicopters from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (REIN.), the air combat element with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly over a ceremony honoring fallen veterans of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
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179 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – Maj. Gen. Daniel O’Donohue, right, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, shares stories with Vietnam veterans prior to a ceremony honoring members of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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181 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – Randy Voepel, right, mayor of Santee, California and Vietnam veteran, welcomes guests alongside U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Jason Boldenow, center, battalion sergeant major for 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prior to a ceremony honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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184 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – Company guidons of U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand on display during a ceremony honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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257151106-M-NM524-095 Active duty Marines and Sailors and their veteran predecessors of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment bow their heads in silence during the benediction portion of a ceremony Nov. 6, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
258 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Jeremy Cook, left, plays amazing grace on a set of bagpipes during a ceremony honoring members of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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263151106-M-NM524-097 The Marine Corps Flag is lowered Nov. 6, 2015 aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., as the Marines' Hymn is played during a ceremony honoring members of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
264 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, present the colors during a ceremony honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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266 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire a 21-gun salute during a ceremony honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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279151106-M-NM524-119 Lieutenant Col. Jonathan Smith, the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gives a speech about the pride of being apart of "The Professionals" during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015, honoring members of the regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
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282 CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (Nov. 6, 2015) – U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith, battalion commander of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, the ground combat element of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Vietnam veterans, their friends and family during a ceremony honoring members of their regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden aboard Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paris Capers/ Released)
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287151106-M-NM524-129 U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Gene A. Deegan, recounts a peice of his personal history with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 6, 2015, during a ceremony honoring members of the regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
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299151106-M-NM524-155 Veterans of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment reveal plaques dedicated to Marines of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment who gave thier lives during the Vietnam War at a ceremony honoring members of their regiment Nov. 6, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
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310151106-M-NM524-173 On Nov. 6, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Paul Mangan, the president of the Vietnam Veterans of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, places flowers below plaques newly dedicated to members of the regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. The plaques were dedicated during a ceremony attended by past and present members of the regiment at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)
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312151106-M-NM524-193 Lucio Lopez, a Vietnam veteran of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, sketches the plaque of a fallen member of his company Nov. 6, 2015, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., during a ceremony honoring members of the regiment who gave their lives during the Vietnam War. During the Ceremony, plaques bearing the names of the fallen were dedicated in their honor at the Camp Horno Memorial Garden. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alvin Pujols/Released)