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CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (April 11, 2006) -- The Corp’s highest-ranking officer decorated a Darkhorse Marine for combat valor here, April 11. Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Michael W. Hagee presented the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device to Sgt. Matthew S. Scarborough, a TOW gunner with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment at the Camp Fallujah Chapel of Hope. The award for Scarborough’s actions a year-an-a-half ago while fighting in Fallujah. He’s back, this time with Regimental Combat Team 5. “It’s a shock,” said the 22-year-old from Dripping Springs, Texas. “Big shock. It’s a good award, but...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2005 – A professional decorating company aimed to make this holiday season a little brighter for military families by donating Christmas decorations to more than 30 families of deployed servicemembers. Christmas Decor, a Texas-based company that specializes in designing and installing outdoor holiday decorations, chose the families from more than 200 applicants across the country and gave them a customized decoration display, said Brandon Stephens, director of marketing for Christmas Decor. This is the first time Christmas Decor has sponsored a program like this, but it's one that all the company's franchises immediately supported, Stephens said. "It...