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LONDON –Maj. William D. Chesarek Jr., an U.S. Marine Corps exchange officer serving with the United Kingdom’s 847th Naval Air Squadron, Commando Helicopter Force, stands in front of Buckingham Palace with the UK’s Defense Flying Cross presented to him by Queen Elizabeth II here March 21. Chesarek is credited for heroic actions during combat operations in Iraq June 10-11, 2006. (Department of Defense photo by Marine Gunnery Sgt. Donald E. Preston)

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