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431:Year(s)
321:SS
253:90mm Gun
82:~800 men
1449:Gung ho
1299:Culture
1294:History
1285:History
1266:Weapons
1006:(TECOM)
992:Pacific
455:Okinawa
367:SCR-270
352:Hagushi
336:Okinawa
330:Okinawa
219:platoon
192:History
178:Okinawa
129:Notable
119:Current
36:Country
1261:Badges
1256:Awards
929:Major
763:
744:
697:
687:
428:Award
313:Tinian
174:Tinian
170:Hawaii
54:Branch
45:
24:Active
1415:march
1386:Oorah
1121:Force
1116:Recon
1054:Bases
729:(PDF)
652:(PDF)
611:(PDF)
594:(PDF)
340:Japan
291:Kauai
1324:Flag
761:ISBN
742:ISBN
695:OCLC
685:ISBN
251:3 x
172:and
145:The
79:Size
71:Type
1158:MOS
124:N/A
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393:,
338:,
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184:,
168:,
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