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Col. Michael Styskal, the 3rd Marine Regiment commanding officer, attaches unit campaign streamers onto the regiment’s colors during a battle colors ceremony for Bougainville Day, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Bougainville Day is the 75th Anniversary of the unit and 74th anniversary of the Battle of Bougainville. The battle happened on Nov. 1, 1943, when 3rd Marines landed at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, to establish a beachhead, fending off thousands of Imperial Japanese soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)
| Date Taken: | 11.01.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 11.02.2017 20:13 |
| Photo ID: | 3923207 |
| VIRIN: | 171101-M-UG171-004 |
| Resolution: | 5616x3744 |
| Size: | 2.26 MB |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 34 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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Marines celebrate lineage with Bougainville Day
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