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English: Lance Cpl William W. Holly, a plane captain with Marine Attack Squadron 211, signals to the squadron's commanding officer, Lt. Col. Vance L. Cryer, as he taxis his Harrier jet after landing on Wake Island Jan. 8, 2009. The return of VMA-211 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 7 January 2009
Source http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcasyuma/PublishingImages/Wake%20Island/WakeIsland_090108_Lisbon_Land3.jpg
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English: Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon
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