Not all personnel in combat wield weapons, however, and unlike the Marines with whom he serves, this man definitely does not maim and kill..:)
In addition to being a corpsman, 21-year-old Navy Seaman Jonathan R. Rodriguez is also one of his company's primary coxswains, an operator of a small, lightweight, inflatable, rugged boat also known as a Combat Rubber Raider Craft.
The role of tending to injured Marines on the battlefield is a great responsibility.
To a particular corpsman assigned to, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, his secondary duty is welcomed experience.
Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mark P. Ledesma