More Information
Lance Cpl. Jeanette E. Fernando and other Marines in her squadron were given the opportunity to revisit the battlegrounds at which Fernando's grandfather, a Navajo Code Talker, fought during World War II, July 26, 2017 , at Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. Fernando is an airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, currently on a unit deployment program with 1st MAW based in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)
Tags
III Marine Expeditionary ForceNative AmericanMarine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169flag raising1st MAW3rd MAW3rd Marine Aircraft WingNavajoIII MEFCode TalkersNavajo Code Talkerww21st Marine Aircraft WingHMLA 169HQMCww1marine aircraft group 39Unit Deployment ProgramudpMAG 39GallupNavahoMarineOkinawaMarine CorpsjapanUSMCnew mexicoIwo JimaCamp Foster
Dec. 18, 2017 | 0:52
Nov. 29, 2017 | 0:43
Nov. 21, 2017 | 0:53
Nov. 14, 2017 | 1:16
Nov. 12, 2017 | 0:42
Nov. 10, 2017 | 1:00
Nov. 7, 2017 | 1:24
Nov. 6, 2017 | 0:43
Nov. 5, 2017 | 0:45
Oct. 21, 2017 | 2:00
Sept. 26, 2017 | 1:29
Aug. 2, 2017 | 1:48
July 18, 2017 | 4:32
May 27, 2017 | 1:05
May 18, 2017 | 1:00
March 25, 2017 | 1:08
Feb. 23, 2017 | 0:55
Feb. 22, 2017 | 0:32
Feb. 19, 2017 | 1:00
Feb. 18, 2017 | 0:59
Feb. 1, 2017 | 0:35