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First Battalion, 24th Marines
in combat.

As Baker Company fights its way across Namur, PFCs Telesfor Ortega (left) and Harold R. Rediske guard a pile of personal belongings. USMC photo.

In thirteen months, 1/24 participated in four major amphibious operations.

Experience a foxhole-eye view of the war with day-to-day narratives drawn from official histories, original documents, and veteran memoirs.

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