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Sixty-Ninth Infantry Regiment commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Makin while deployed to the Horn of Africa

New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment marked the 79 anniversary of the regiment's World War II capture of Makin Atoll with a barbecue at their deployed ...
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Deployed NY Infantry Regiment Commemorates Battle of Makin

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti – Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Makin Nov. 26. The annual Makin Dinner honors the brave legacy of ...
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BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Forty Hours on Makin

The night of August 17, when the Marines landed on Makin Island, was dark and rainy. The surf was high. Captain James N. M. Davis of Evanston, Ill. lost his pants in the waves. Major James Roosevelt ...