CAMP LEATHERNECK, HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan-Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, greets Marines from Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan on May 25 at Camp Leatherneck. Petraeus visited Camp Leatherneck to meet some of the Marines who will be conducting counterinsurgency operations here. , Cpl. Aaron Rooks, 5/26/2009 12:00 AM
Four-star Memorial Day visit
5/25/2009 By Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan's Public Affairs Office, 2nd MEB
Brig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, commanding general of Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, and Sgt. Maj. Ernest Hoopii, the brigade's sergeant major, escorted Petraeus during his visit to the home of "Task Force Leatherneck".
It was just one of the memorial visits Petraeus made to the various U.S. service members deployed throughout the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility.