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    The search for Marines lost during WWII [Image 10 of 17]

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    The search for Marines lost during WWII

    SOLOMON ISLANDS

    07.17.2018

    Photo by Sgt. Kelly Byers 

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley J. Borden, front right, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery non-commissioned officer augmentee, screens excavated dirt alongside local workers during a recovery mission on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, July 17, 2018. Local citizens and officials played an essential role working alongside DPAA personnel during excavation operations in search of missing U.S. Marines lost during the first allied offensive in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Agency’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kelly L. Street)

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    Date Taken: 07.17.2018
    Date Posted: 08.22.2018 17:35
    Photo ID: 4666774
    VIRIN: 180717-M-OU200-0085
    Resolution: 6016x4016
    Size: 3.46 MB
    Location: SB

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