Officially Licensed USMC 28th Marines Uncommon Valor Patch Veteran VMA-542's WWII lineage includes service

VMA-542's WWII lineage includes service in the Pacific

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Officially Licensed USMC 28th Marines Uncommon Valor Patch Veteran VMA-542's WWII lineage includes serviceUSMC 28th Marines Uncommon Valor Patch Embroidered Patch The Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima The 28th Marine Regiment will forever be linked to the most iconic image in American military history the raising of the flag atop Mount Suribachi. But the story behind that photograph is one of extraordinary courage, devastating loss, and a battle fought yard by yard up a fortress volcano that the Japanese had turned into a killing machine. The 28th Marines, part of