Second Battalion Marines Lebanon - Cruise Book

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A half-day tour of the Bosphorus enabled touring Marines to get within a stone's-throw of the Black Sea, the mouth of which is visible in the photo Kabovej. Right, Capt Shepherd, per- manent shore patrol officer in Istanbul, poses with compatriots on the fleet landing. Below, right, he briefs members ofthe daily shore patrol, before they take posts within the city. Z

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