A U.S. Marine with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 bids farewell to his child at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina July 17, 2013, before departing for Afghanistan. The Marines filled critical roles as 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) neared the halfway mark of its one-year deployment.
LCpl Andrea Cleopatra Dickerson
Taken on 17 July 2013
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