A veteran's memories from the sulphur sands of Iwo Jima
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Fiorenzo V. Lopardo replaced by Capt Robert Carney while shipping to Camp Tarawa on the big Island of Hawaii describes his role at the island of Iwo Jima when his ship, the USS Lubbock sank. On the board he was responsible to see to it that everybody on the ship was taken care of and all of the equipments were ready to go out when they went ashore.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2005
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Three handshakes away from the USS constitution
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The Marine Corps draws its strength from many sources-discipline, shared values of duty, honor, country, and the pride of connections with past achievements. Col F. Brooke Nihart, USMC (Ret) discusses his meet with Capt Matiis who described his career and experience.
Publication Name: Marine Corps Gazette
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0025-3170
Year: 2005
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