https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/pay-benefits/military-benefits/2016/08/19/destroyer-named-after-marine-hero-sgt-rafael-peralta-to-be-commissioned-next-summer/?contentFeatureId=f0fmoahPVC2AbfL-2-1-8&contentQuery=%7B%22includeSections%22%3A%22%2Fhome%22%2C%22excludeSections%22%3A%22%22%2C%22feedSize%22%3A10%2C%22feedOffset%22%3A5%7D
He was killed in 2004 and also considered for the Medal of Honor for his selfless acts that included absorbing the brunt of a grenade blast.
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U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division and family members of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, during a Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in his honor aboard...
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Rosa Peralta, the mother of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8,...
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U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. David H. Berger, Commanding General of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks during the Navy Cross Presentation Ceremony held in honor...
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus presents the Navy Cross to Rosa Peralta, the mother of the late Sgt. Rafael Peralta, during ceremony held in his honor aboard...
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