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“We are very honored to know that he is not forgotten, and to know the Marines remember him,” said Joe Braunschweig (center), nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Hauge for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa, April 30, 2018 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Braunschweig is a native of Brownspoint, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jamin M. Powell) - “We are very honored to know that he is not forgotten, and to know the Marines remember him,” said Joe Braunschweig (center), nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, dedicated their headquarters building in memory of Hauge for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa, April 30, 2018 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Braunschweig is a native of Brownspoint, Washington. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jamin M. Powell)

Uncommon Valor

In May of 1945, the Battle of Okinawa was raging in full force. Marines and Sailors with 1st Marine Division pushed through the prefecture and were met with heavy resistance from the entrenched Japanese soldiers.

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180425-M-IU921-360.JPG - Sgt. Christopher Piette, an explosive ordinance disposal technician with EOD Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, measures a 81mm mortar round for disabling and disposal during post-blast analysis and render safe procedure training April 25, 2018 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Marines with EOD Company, 9th ESB and Air Force EOD technicians with EOD Unit, 18th Civil Engineers conducted the training to instruct junior technicians on safe disposal of ordnance and examination of ordinance blast craters to determine potential locations for hostile enemy positions. Piette is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

Fire in the hole

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – “Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole! Fire in the hole!” The call rings out through the dense, green Okinawan jungle, followed by a tense silence. Suddenly, an explosion cracks the quiet, sending a shockwave across the mountain. After the shudder from the shockwave fades, the Marine and Air Force explosive ordinance technicians wait silently for a few moments. The 30 seconds after detonating ordnance are crucial, spent listening closely for any lethal shrapnel flying through the air that could cut too close to life and limb.

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180324-M-ZL682-1317.JPG - Lance Cpl. Jamin M. Powell, a combat mass communicator with 3rd Marine Logistics Group, meets Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer 4 Hershel "Woody" Williams on Mount Suribachi during the 73rd Reunion of Honor March 24, 2018 at Iwo To, Tokyo, Japan. The Reunion of Honor ceremony is held annually to commemorate those who fought and died during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Powell is a native of Windsor, Wisconsin. Williams is a native of Fairmont, West Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

The Legacy of Iwo Jima

“We landed there,” Samuel “Lee” Anderson, a retired Marine corporal and veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, told his sons while pointing to a spot on the beach. “We moved inland from there,” he recalled, swinging his hand as he motioned across the island’s horizon, “that took us 21 days.”

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