U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Niro, a scout sniper with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (3rd Marines) Scout Sniper Platoon, places the dog tag of a fallen Marine on a battlefield cross after a memorial run June 1, 2012, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Marines erected the cross to honor the 116 men from the 3rd Marines who died during combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The regiment's three battalions began supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in 2004. (DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr