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    A WWII Veteran's Journey | Through hell and back to tell about it [Image 3 of 3]

    A WWII Veteran's Journey | Through hell and back to tell about it

    MARINE AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    04.07.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lt. Col. Bryan G. Swenson gives Donald Irwin, a United States Navy World War II veteran, a tour of the MV-22 Osprey, April 7, 2017 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Irwin took part in battles for Midway, Guadalcanal, and survived the sinking of the USS Colhoun during the battle for Okinawa. Irwin decided to return to Okinawa and exchange stories with the Marines and Sailors stationed on the island. Swenson, a Kansas City, Missouri, native, is the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Irwin is a native of San Jose, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

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    Date Taken: 04.07.2017
    Date Posted: 04.10.2017 17:39
    Photo ID: 3300296
    VIRIN: 170407-M-PQ275-971
    Resolution: 4408x3751
    Size: 8.53 MB
    Location: MARINE AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP
    Hometown: KANSAS CITY, MO, US
    Hometown: SAN JOSE, CA, US

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