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Heavily damaged image of the U.S. Marine Corps' letter notifying the family of Private Joseph Luther Burner that he had been killed in action. From the legible words on the image, it appears his service in WWII was in the Pacific theatre.

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man with glasses wearing a U.S. Marine Corps uniform.

Emulsion damage is visible on left side of image.

Photograph taken by Hugh Morrison showing Laco "Peck" Dellinger, a Shenandoah County resident who served in the US Marine Corps during World War Two.

On April 13, 1945 Corporal Aiden Zirkle died on Okinawa. He was a member of Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Regiment, First Marine Division. Reports indicate he succumbed to wounds obtained while leading his unit against an entrenched machine…

Postcard showing a reenactment of the Battle of New Market by US Marines and Virginia Military Institute Cadets on September 20 1923. Includes a description of the battle and note that the re-enactment attracted 150,000 spectators. .

Postcard showing United States Marine encampment on the Cedar Creek Battlefield in 1924. It includes a description of the encampment and the maneuvers of the 1st Marine Brigade that year.