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    Iwo Jima Veteran celebrates 100th Birthday with Marines, Sailors, family aboard USS North Carolina [Image 1 of 11]

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    Iwo Jima Veteran celebrates 100th Birthday with Marines, Sailors, family aboard USS North Carolina

    WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    05.09.2025

    Photo by Cpl. Alexander Lesko 

    II Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Battle of Iwo Jima veteran Louis Bourgault Jr. talks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Samuel L. Meyer, deputy commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, during a birthday ceremony aboard the decommissioned battleship USS North Carolina, May 9, 2025. The ceremony marked Bourgault’s 100th birthday. Bourgault, a World War II Marine Corps rifleman, was born on May 9, 1925, and fought in several pivotal battles, including Iwo Jima. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Lesko)

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2025
    Date Posted: 05.09.2025 19:01
    Photo ID: 9026903
    VIRIN: 250509-M-XH673-1039
    Resolution: 5472x3648
    Size: 8.06 MB
    Location: WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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