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On guard duty

On guard duty

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A U.S. army soldier with a sub-machine gun and another in a jeep guard the looming S. S. Partos which was damaged and had capsized against the dock when the Allies landed at the North African port, in 1942.

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MJ (Tue 21 Feb 2012 11:42:27 PM EST)

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Look at the old life boats, wood with leathergaskets on the seald compartments. Is ther a record of how he damage happened. Staged photo because i carried an M1A1 .45 and you hung it arond you it was way to heavy to carry at port arms all day. But by...

Look at the old life boats, wood with leathergaskets on the seald compartments. Is ther a record of how he damage happened. Staged photo because i carried an M1A1 .45 and you hung it arond you it was way to heavy to carry at port arms all day. But by God you love it after dark.

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