Face of Defense: Russian Orphan Finds Home in Marine Corps

Face of Defense: Russian Orphan Finds Home in Marine Corps

By Marine Corps Sgt. James Mercure
Regimental Combat Team 6, 1st Marine Division

FORWARD OPERATING BASE WHITEHOUSE, Afghanistan, April 4, 2012 – Growing up in Russia, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sergey Huber had a rough childhood and knew he had to run away from his abusive father.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sergey Huber shows off a bird he found in an abandoned compound during an operation in Urmoz, Afghanistan. Born in Russia, Huber lived in an orphanage for several years before being adopted and brought to America as a child. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James Mercure Related Entries Face of Defense: Marine Finds Way to Help Tsunami Victims Face of Defense: Marine Changes Fields, Finds Passion Face of Defense: Marine Cites Pride in Service Face of Defense: Injured Marine Regains His Stride Recent Entries Functional Expression of Human α9* Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in X. laevis Oocytes Is Dependent on the α9 Subunit 5′ UTR SEARCH: Spatially Explicit Animal Response to Composition of Habitat DUX4 Differentially Regulates Transcriptomes of Human Rhabdomyosarcoma and Mouse C2C12 Cells Accelerated Aging in HIV/AIDS: Novel Biomarkers of Senescent Human CD8+ T Cells Trinidad & Tobago: Invented E-mails or Political Demise? Featured Video Twitter Updates follow Elites TV on Twitter Elites TV • a KBC Media Company • Copyright © 2009 • All Rights Reserved • Editor: Chris Barrett • Fitness: Fit Lizzy • PR: PRserve