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Japanese sniper. The executive officer of 2/3, Major William A. Culpepper, assumed command for the remainder of the
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852:Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer
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751:Vietnam – 1965 – 1967, 1967, 1968
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864:World War II Victory Streamer
825:Meritorious Unit Commendation
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2019:History of women in the USMC
1989:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
1780:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
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1609:Marine Corps Systems Command
1557:I Marine Expeditionary Force
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805:Afghanistan – 2010–2011 I
740:Presidential Unit Citation
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559:provinces in northeastern
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