On Sunday 11 Sept , Corona Del Mar,Ca. honored 23 Marines and 2 Navy Corpsmen from the 1st Battalion , 1st Marines ( the USMC unit Adopted by Newport Beach, Ca. in Dec '03 ) with Individual Freedom Awards for outstanding service during 1/1's last deployment , Dec '04 to June '05 , which included post-tsunami humanitarian relief , as well as combat ops in Iraq.In addition to the 25 awards recipients , the Commanding Officer and Sgt Major of 1/1, LtCol David J. Furness and Sgt Major Rafel Ventura, the 1/1 Bn Color Guard , and the MCRD San Diego Marine Band will participate . Following lunch , the MCRD Band will play in concert.The 5th Sgt Major of the Marine Corps(1969-1973), Joe Dailey and his wife June were in attendance.
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