Petty Officer 1st Class Benny Flores, a corpsman serving with Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, listens to Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), after receiving the Silver Star during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, May 3. Flores was recognized for his actions on April 28, 2012, while serving with Regional Command Southwest providing medical support on a mission to Zaranj, Nimroz province, Afghanistan.