Portrait Personality: Kleinsmith, Cabrera
Portrait Personality 1st Place - Sgt. Alex Kleinsmith: A grandmother holds her grandson while watching Marines from 3rd Low Altitde Air Defense Battalion during a civil affairs mission to Chebellier, a village in the outskirts of Djibouti City, Africa.
1st Place: Sgt. Alex Kleinsmith, 1st Marine Logistics Group
This black-and-white closeup of a baby in the town square of Chebellier, Djibouti, illustrated the sharp contrast between the adult’s weathered hand and the child’s smooth face, seemingly a testament to the harsh terrain and the struggles of living in extreme poverty.
2nd Place: Sgt. Alex Kleinsmith, 1st MLG
Honorable Mention: LCpl. Joseph Cabrera, MCB Okinawa
More award-winning images can be seen below
LCpl. Robert J. Ryan, a Snoqualmie, Wash., native with 8th Provisional Security Company, mourns the loss of Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham, 21, a Lake Stevens, Wash., native and bulk fuel specialist with 8th PSC during a memorial ceremony at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Mar. 28. Canham died Mar. 23 from a non-hostile incident aboard camp.
Yua Nakamoto, 2, looks out the window of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during the Marine Corps Community Services Camp Kinser Festival, Sunday.