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USMC sergeant Elmo ‘Gunny’ Haney on Pavuvu during the Pacific campaign, November 11 1944. One of the oldest marines in his battalion, Haney was noted for his eccentric ‘old breed’ behavior, like scrubbing his genitals with a stiff brush. He was portrayed in the HBO series ‘The Pacific’ (840×605)

‘The 4-2-1 Problem’ — Chinese Cartoon, 2011

(1850 x 1239) A starboard bow view of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN-701/MTS-701) leaving port. In the background is the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9)

‘You are mine jay walker’— Anti-jaywalking sign in New York City (1924) showing death pointing at pedestrians.

An Iraqi mother and her children were all shot and killed in the family bedroom by U.S. Marines. The only survivor was an eleven-year-old girl, Safa, who hid in a corner near the bed during the shooting. 2005 Haditha, Iraq.

During the Battle of the Bulge, GIs of the 486th Armored Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 3rd Armored Division, pause for a meal near Trou-Du-Bois, Belgium, December 1944.

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