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| Major General A. Vandegrift, Colonel M. Edson, 2nd Lieutenant M. Paige, and Platoon Sergeant J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 1 of 2 | Major General A. Vandegrift, Colonel M. Edson, 2nd Lieutenant M. Paige, and Platoon Sergeant J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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