United States Marines - USMC-100121-M-4003C-144

WESTWOOD, N.J. - A police officer salutes the procession for Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a Westwood, N.J., native, Jan. 21. He was escorted from Dover Air Force Base, Del., past streets lined with people waving American Flags to Beckers Funeral Home. Hrbek, 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, II Marine Expeditionary Force, field artillery cannoneer, died Jan. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Bronze Star Medal with combat distinguishing device is scheduled to be presented to his family at his funeral, Jan. 23. The medal was approved for saving the life of his battalion sergeant major after an improvised explosive device severed both his legs during a firefight, Dec. 23. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton)