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Two landing crafts filled with Marines cut through water as a ship in the distance fires its gun.

Bombarding Okinawa

The USS Tennessee bombards Okinawa with its 14-inch, .50-caliber main battery guns while tracked landing vehicles carry troops to the invasion beaches, April 1, 1945.

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Tags: world war ii, medal of honor, veterans, navy, know your military, marine corps
Credit: Navy photo VIRIN: 450401-N-ZZ999-853E.JPG

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