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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Men and tanks move toward a bombed-out ridge. A small lake is to their right.

Horseshow Ridge

Marine riflemen and tanks in the Horseshow Ridge area of Peleliu's Umurbrogol massif pass the only source of fresh water for the Japanese defenders in early October 1944.

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