Lance Corporal Nicolas Fernandez, Khowst Province, Afghanistan. February 2005

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicolas A. Fernandez, from Cuba, Mo., pulls guard around a clinic in Khost Province, Afghanistan during a medical assistance an assessment visit to the village Feb. 21. Fernandez is assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, “America’s Battalion”, from Kaneohe Marine Corps Station, Hawaii. During the medical visit, coalition forces provided critical medical assistance to over 660 Afghans. Photo taken 02/21/2005 by Capt. Juanita Chang, USA