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Jun 4, 2007

Cpl. Mitch Oshkeshequoam, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific personnel security NCO, reads the memorial for Lt. George Cannon, the first Marine Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, who drug his men out of a command post that was bombed during an attack on Midway Atoll. More than 1,600 people, including a handful of World War II veterans, visited Midway Atoll June 4 for a commemoration ceremony in recognition of the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.

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U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific