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Remembering the Tarawa campaign
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For months, even years afterward, I would occasionally see a
certificate on the wall of someone's home, or in a store, or, once,
glued to the back window of a car.
It was a simple piece of paper certifying that the holder had
been a member of the Tarawa Honor Guard.
That may not mean much to many of you, but in the summer of 1988,
when Long Beach was coincidentally celebrating the 100th anniversary
of the city's incorporation, the Honor Guard played a significant
role in remembering the battle of Tarawa and the Americans who died
fighting it.
This is a remembrance of the monument; the ...
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Magazine article from: Baptist History and Heritage
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Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
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Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)
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Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
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