Lance Cpl. Freddie Richardson, disbursing clerk, 15th

Lance Cpl. Freddie Richardson, disbursing clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, assists Sgt. Mohamed R. Muhidin, night crew supervisor, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, 15th MEU, set up his Marine Cash card, July 29. The Disbursing Office assists Marines and sailors of the MEU by replacing cash with Marine Cash cards to make purchases while embarked on ships in the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group. However, they do much more than that. Their mission is to provide deployed disbursing support to the troops to ensure they are properly paid and resolve any pay and entitlement problems they may incur. Richardson, 22, is from Fredricksberg, Va.