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U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, bottom, a combat veteran who served during World War II touches the Sherman Tank he operated during the Battle of Iwo Jima during a reunification ceremony hosted by the National Museum of the Marine Corps at the Museum Support Facility in Dumfries, Virginia, Aug. 15, 2025. Willhite was reunited with the Sherman tank he operated during the Battle of Iwo Jima, before it undergoes restoration and is placed on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Willhite was just 19 when he drove Lucky ashore at Red Beach 2 with the 5th Tank Battalion during the assault in 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anthony C. Ramsey Jr.)
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.28.2025 16:25 |
| Photo ID: | 9272195 |
| VIRIN: | 250815-M-BP018-1058 |
| Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
| Size: | 20.23 MB |
| Location: | DUMFRIES, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 0 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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