March 04, 2020
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By 4 March, the Marines held enough of the main airstrip to give B-29s a better chance than landing in the ocean.
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March 03, 2020
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All the squad used the same toothbrush that day. Sharing a toothbrush that had been in someone else's mouth was better than sharing the toothbrush each used to keep his weapon clean.
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March 02, 2020
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wwii
Discouragingly, RCT 25 finished the day back in the position they had started from that morning.
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March 01, 2020
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wwii
At day’s end, they were right back in their morning position.
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February 29, 2020
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Hell’s Island gets letters from heaven.
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