Maj. Gen. Larry Nicholson, commanding general, 1st Marine Division, shakes hands with Capt. Christopher Ashinhurst, company commander, Company D, 1st Tanks, after pinning Ashinhurst with a Bronze Star Medal with combat-distinguishing device at the unit’s tank ramp Jan. 21, 2014. Nicholson also awarded, the Navy and Marine Corps Medals to Cpl. Matthew Gonzales, tank crewman, Company A, 1st Tanks, and to Sgt. Asturo Zavala Jr., tank gunner, Co. A, 1st Tanks and a Purple Heart to Sgt. Fredy Esquivel, tank crewman, Company C, 1st Tanks.
<br>Unit: Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
Cpl. D. J. Wu
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