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Initially, I thought the guy on the right had smoke grenades on his harness, but looking closer they turn out to be ration cans.
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Russell Hamler, Last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, Dies at 99
The foot soldiers marched and fought through harsh mountainous jungle on a mission to seize a Japanese-held airfield. Dozens did not survive.
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Russell Hamler, last of famed WWII Merrill’s Marauders, dies at age 99 | Stars and Stripes