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| Keywords: US Navy 040811-N-0000N-003 Secretary of the Navy, Gordon R. England presents the Navy Cross to Hospitalman Apprentice Luis E. Fonseca, Jr.jpg en Camp Lejeune N C Aug 11 2004 Secretary of the Navy Gordon R England presents the Navy Cross to Hospitalman Apprentice Luis E Fonseca Jr for heroism during the battle of An Nasiriyah Iraq in March 2003 Under attack and without concern of his own safety Hospitalman Apprentice Fonseca braved small arms machine gun and intense rocket-propelled grenade fire to evacuate wounded Marines from a burning amphibious assault vehicle He stabilized two casualties with lower limb amputations with tourniquets and administered morphine while organizing the evacuation of four wounded Marines again exposing himself to enemy fire to treat wounded Marines along an offensive perimeter His timely and effective care saved the lives of numerous casualties U S Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Wayne Nelms RELEASED 2004-08-11 040811-N-0000N-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 17005 U S Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Wayne Nelms PD-USGov-Military-Navy Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Gordon R England Recipients of the Navy Cross United States Photos taken with Kodak DCS 760 Presentation of the Navy Cross United States | ||||
