Donald Irwin, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, shakes Lance Cpl. Hui Xue’s hand, April 7, 2017, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Irwin, who served aboard a number of ships during World War II, fought at Midway and Guadalcanal and survived the sinking of the USS Colhoun during the Battle of Okinawa. Irwin returned to Okinawa and exchanged stories with the Marines and Sailors stationed on the island. Irwin is a San Jose, California native, and Xue, a native of New York, is an aviation life support system technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amaia Unanue)
Date Taken: | 04.07.2017 |
Date Posted: | 04.07.2017 08:08 |
Photo ID: | 3295178 |
VIRIN: | 170407-M-GE751-001 |
Resolution: | 2839x1707 |
Size: | 2.39 MB |
Location: | AIR BASE FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP |
Hometown: | NEW YORK, NY, US |
Hometown: | SAN JOSE, CA, US |
Web Views: | 68 |
Downloads: | 12 |
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