1st Marine Division
1st Marine Division
Camp Pendleton, CA
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Photo By: Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer
Lance Corporal Michael W. M. Dean, an engineer with 2nd Engineer Regiment, lowers the New Zealand colors in timing with the U.S. colors during a commemoration ceremony at the National War Memorial Here, here, June 14. Dean, a 26-year-old native of Oamaru, also stood guard at the foot of the memorial. Prominent government and military officials of the United States and New Zealand commemorated the 70th anniversary of the arrival of U.S. forces in Wellington during World War II. Australian and New Zealand forces were conducting heavy fighting in Northern Africa in 1942 while U.S. forces played a significant role in the defense of Oceania.::r::::n::(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jacob H. Harrer)::r::::n::
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