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Battle of Tarawa: Day Four
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Nov. 22, 2019 | 0:31
Marines with 2nd Marine Division began their assault on Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll on Nov. 23, 1943, during World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Leynard Plazo)
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