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Medal of Honor Winner Shoup Relives Tarawa Assault
Marine Gen. David M. Shoup recalls Tarawa's brutal three day battle twenty years on. He describes a brief blank during the crossing and notes nine wounds from shellfire. Shoup mentors Tarawa orphans through a scholarship fund and plans to retire after 37 years in the Marine Corps.
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