U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Garry J. Welch/Released 110526-M-0000W-000.jpg
May 26, 2011
Peralta Hall, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s command post, was named in honor of Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a platoon guide with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 31st MEU, who selflessly gave his life to save those he was serving with. Peralta was killed during Operation Phantom Fury in 2004, when, after being mortally wounded, smothered a grenade thrown at him and his Marines with his body. The 31st MEU is America’s only continually forward-deployed MEU, and remains the nation’s force-in-readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. The MEU honors the meaning of Memorial Day through its commitment to being always ready and remembering the sacrifice of those who have given all.
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