Birdsboro, Pa., native Cmdr. Sean Barbabella, the recent division surgeon for 2nd Marine Division (Forward), shakes hands with Marines and sailors who attended his Legion of Merit presentation ceremony April 5. Barbabella received the Legion of Merit, one of the military’s highest awards, for his accomplishments during a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. Barbabella was responsible for restructuring the patient tracking system in Helmand province, Afghanistan.