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| Keywords: General Toolan with Peralta Family.JPG en I Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general Lt Gen John A Toolan is photographed with the family of Navy Cross recipient Sgt Rafael Peralta after a ship naming ceremony aboard Naval Base San Diego Calif Sept 20 Peralta a Mexican immigrant who joined the Marine Corps as soon as he obtained his green card in 2000 deployed to Iraq with 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment and soon found himself in urban warfare during the second battle of Fallujah On Nov 15 2004 Peralta and his squad were clearing a house when he was fired upon He fell to the floor fatally wounded Despite those wounds he noticed a grenade tossed by an insurgent grabbed it and pressed it against his body to absorb the impact He subsequently saved the lives of the other Marines in his squad 2013-09-20 13 58 36 http //www imef marines mil/News/NewsArticleDisplay/tabid/3963/Article/150693/peralta-legacy-lives-on-uss-rafael-peralta-to-carry-tradition-of-heroism aspx Lance Cpl Anna Albrecht other versions PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard United States Navy John A Toolan | ||||
