Naval History Magazine - February 2005 Volume 19, Number 1

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The Entire Island Is a Shrine
Issue: Naval History Magazine - February 2005 Volume 19, Number 1
By: Colonel John W. Ripley

The Navy Cross recipient climbed Mount Suribachi in November 1987, more than 15 years after his heroic destruction of the bridge at Dong Ha during the Vietnam War. To commemorate the 60th...

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