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1st Lt. James Salka was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune June 8. Salka, the executive officer of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, was awarded for his service in Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment.

The Marines and sailors of 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division conducted a deactivation ceremony for the unit aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 1, 2015. The unit was reactivated in 2007 as part of the continuing Global War on Terror where they were deployed in support of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom earning awards such as the Iraq Campaign Streamer with two Bronze Stars, the Afghanistan Campaign Streamer with two Bronze Stars and the Global War on Terrorism Service Streamer. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Krista James/Released)