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Joseph LaNier II
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Semper Fi: US Marine, WWII Veteran, Historian Ed Bearss
Ed Bearss, a US Marine who was severely wounded in combat in 1944 and went on to become a great Civil War historian, passed away on September 15, 2020, at the age of 97. He stood for the finest values and traditions of the US Marine Corps.
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