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The “Crusading for Right” statue, also known as “Iron Mike,” stands outside Butler Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2026. The bronze monument, created in 1918 by French sculptor Charles Raphael Peyre, depicts a World War I U.S. Marine holding an M1903 Springfield rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez) - The “Crusading for Right” statue, also known as “Iron Mike,” stands outside Butler Hall at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 16, 2026. The bronze monument, created in 1918 by French sculptor Charles Raphael Peyre, depicts a World War I U.S. Marine holding an M1903 Springfield rifle. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lynsee Avila-Ramirez)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez) - U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division; and Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a snowshoe hike in preparation for Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Setermoen, Norway, Jan. 29, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response, formerly known as Cold Response, is a NATO training event conducted every two years to promote military competency in arctic environments and to foster interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and allied nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Hernandez)