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Original - A Marine, Aaron Davies, re-enlisting in the Marine Corps for a third time. His wife is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and then he takes the Oath of enlistment.
Reason
Demonstrates the simple cermony surrounding the enlistment of a US Marine within acceptable FPC criteria.
Articles this image appears in
Oath of enlistment
Creator
Raul654
  • Sometimes, I'm afraid I don't understand your reasons Crassic. In this case, if families are typically part of these ceremonies, they should be included. de Bivort 12:57, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think he means that the civilians, as positioned here, detract focus from the two marines that are the main subject of the picture. If they were off to the sides, that'd be one thing, but as it is, they're "jostling for position" as main elements and are thus distracting. Of course, it's an encyclopaedic picture, but it's not "the best" of Wikipedia's image work. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:00, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 05:12, 3 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]