Twelve critical skills operators with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, and the widow and father of Staff Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright pose for a photo after an awards ceremony at 1st MSOB headquarters aboard Camp Pendleton Nov. 10. Ten 1st MSOB Marines received Bronze Star Medals and two received Silver Star Medals on the 236th Marine Corps birthday for their heroism in Afghanistan.