Tinian: Because Marines Never Forget (1)
With the weather-beaten shell of the Japanese 1st Naval Air Division command post in the background, the new plaque to the 2dMarDiv is unveiled July 1, 2011, at Tinian’s historic North Field. Left to right: LtCol Roy Elrod, USMC (Ret), a 2dMarDiv veteran of Saipan; CMNI Delegate Kilili Sablan; Mayor of Tinian Ramon Dela Cruz; and Maj Rick Spooner, USMC (Ret), a 2dMarDiv veteran of Saipan and Tinian, raise the Marine Corps color from the monument that is adjacent to the 4thMarDiv monument.
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- Because Marines Never Forget: Part II, Tinian (Article)
- 2d Marine Division Battle of Tinian Monument Dedication, June 30, 2011 (Magazine Page)
- World War II: 50 Years Ago: Amphibious Blitzkrieg at Tinian (Magazine Page)
- Saipan: Because Marines Never Forget (Photo Gallery)
- World War II: 50 Years Ago: Saipan's Bloody Legacy (Magazine Page)
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