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    Guadalcanal: Honoring sole Coast Guard Medal of Honor winner [Image 5 of 8]

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    Guadalcanal: Honoring sole Coast Guard Medal of Honor winner

    HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, SOLOMON ISLANDS

    08.06.2017

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Limon 

    3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

    The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Honorable Manasseh Sogavare, lays a wreath at the U.S. Coast Guard Service Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Munro at Point Cruz Yacht Club in Honiara, Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, on Aug. 7, 2017. Munro was the sole member of the Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor. His actions helped save 500 beleaguered Marines pinned down by Japanese troops at Point Cruz, Sept. 27, 1942. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)

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    Date Taken: 08.06.2017
    Date Posted: 08.08.2017 22:21
    Photo ID: 3651238
    VIRIN: 170807-A-EL056-029
    Resolution: 5764x3832
    Size: 2.58 MB
    Location: HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, SB

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