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OPENING MOVES: Marines Gear Up For War
by Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
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In 1940, Fleet Marine Force units stationed at the
San Diego Recruit Depot conducted small unit training in the open fields
of the Mission Bay area, in khaki uniforms with 1903 Springfield rifles,
gas masks, and World War I helmets. Photo courtesy of Colonel James A. Donovan,
USMC (Ret).
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