Posted:
June 5, 2012
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| In May, the heavy-lift ship M/V Ocean Crescent delivered the last mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle (MRAP) to leave Iraq as part of military operations there. The officers and crew at a ceremony in Beaumont, Texas, May 7 were presented with the United States Merchant Marine Expeditionary Award, which honors U.S. merchant seamen who serve on U.S.-flagged vessels in support of operations involving American and allied military forces. |