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Service members crouch down to work a machine gun beside a pile of rocks.

Machine Gunners

From the cover of a pile of coral rock on Peleliu beach, Marine machine gunners lay withering fire on enemy positions with a .30-caliber air-cooled gun, circa September 1944.

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Tags: World War II, Micronesia, Medal of Honor, Marine Corps, medal of honor monday
Credit: Marine Corps VIRIN: 230912-M-D0439-066Y.JPG

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