Face of Defense: Big Marine Unfazed by Enemy Bomb Blast
Face of Defense: Big Marine Unfazed by Enemy Bomb Blast
By U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark Fayloga
Regimental Combat Team 7
SOUTHERN SHORSURAK, Afghanistan, July 21, 2010 – Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Garst continues to do his job here, thanks to an enemy-emplaced roadside bomb that malfunctioned.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Garst absorbed the direct blast of an improvised explosive device in Shorsurak, Afghanistan, June 23, 2010. Fortunately for Garst, the bomb’s explosives didn’t completely detonate. After spending a day to rest and attend to some aches and pains, Garst continued his mission. Courtesy photo
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