2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
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2nd Battalion, 1st Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp HORNO on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Nicknamed "The Professionals," the battalion
Two Marines, Davis P. Hargraves with Thompson submachine gun and Gabriel Chavarria with BAR, of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, advance on Wana Ridge on May 18, 1945.
Lt. Colonel William W. Stickney cuts a Thanksgiving cake with a Japanese officer's sword at Guadalcanal, as marines of 2nd Battalion look on.
Marines from Echo Company passing the body of an alleged Iraqi insurgent during the First Battle of Fallujah.
Marines with Golf Company of 2nd Battalion conduct physical training on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration, off the coast of San Diego, California, April 2014.
Robert Leckie (author)
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Robert Hugh Leckie was an American author and journalist. After serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Leckie worked as a writer and newspaperman, eventually writing more than
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
…Charles C. Krulak – 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1995, to June 30, 1999 Robert Leckie – author of Helmet for My Pillow Gen Peter Pace – former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…
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