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A Marine stands beneath a quote by Medal of Honor recipient Marine Col. David Shoup, engraved on a wall in “The Leatherneck Gallery” of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in Quantico, Va., Jan. 12, 2007. During the World War II battle for the Pacific island of Tarawa in 1943, Shoup said, “Casualties – many: percentage dead – unknown: combat efficiency – we are winning.”

A Marine stands beneath a quote by Medal of Honor recipient Marine Col. David Shoup, engraved on a wall in “The Leatherneck Gallery” of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in Quantico, Va., Jan. 12, 2007. During the World War II battle for the Pacific island of Tarawa in 1943, Shoup said, “Casualties – many: percentage dead – unknown: combat efficiency – we are winning.”

A Marine stands beneath a quote by Medal of Honor recipient Marine Col. David Shoup, engraved on a wall in “The Leatherneck Gallery” of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, in Quantico, Va., Jan. 12, 2007. During the World War II battle for the Pacific island of Tarawa in 1943, Shoup said, “Casualties – many: percentage dead – unknown: combat efficiency – we are winning.”

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