Ruskite, 1st Lt. David Shanks, featured in Marine Corps News

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1st Lt. David Shanks, officer in charge of Regimental Combat Team 2's Route Clearance Platoon, conducts a debrief following a recent mission in Dulab, Iraq. A San Antonio native, who grew up in Rusk, he is part of the RCT-2 Route Clearance Platoon. It is their mission to minimize the number of improvised explosive devices along vehicles' routes within the Denver area of operation. PHOTO: CPL. ADAM JOHNSTON