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U.S. Marines on Bougainville Island in the Solomons after the beachhead was established.
U.S. Marines on Bougainville Island in the Solomons after the beachhead was established.
With the firing squad standing in the background, chaplain conducts services for men who died and are buried where they fought their last fight. Heavy rain fell during the service 05/18/1945. Original public domain image from Flickr
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