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English: Sgt. Christopher Peek, Marine Attack Squadron 211 airframes mechanic, watches as pilots and crew prepare AV-8B Harriers for departure from Wake Island on Jan. 10, 2009. The return of VMA-211 on Jan. 8 to the remote Pacific atoll marks the first time since May 1993 the bulk of the squadron, nicknamed the "Wake Island Avengers," has returned to its symbolic birthplace where a handful of the unit's Marines helped defend the island from an overwhelming Japanese invasion force from Dec. 8-23, 1941, before its surrender. The squadron flew to Iwakuni, Japan, two days later and attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for a seven- to nine-month deployment. VMA-211 is based in Yuma, Ariz. (Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon)
Date Taken on 9 January 2009
Source http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcasyuma/PublishingImages/Wake%20Island/WakeIsland_090110_Lisbon_Peek.jpg
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English: Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon
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