| [CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALEX SZIMA TO BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM O. DOBSON AND OTHER SOLDIERS REGARDING NOSTALGIA] |
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| [CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALEX SZIMA TO HARRY PERLMUTTER REGARDING DAILY LIFE AND REMINISCING] |
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| [CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALEX SZIMA TO BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM O. DOBSON AND OTHER SOLDIERS REGARDING NOSTALGIA] |
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| [CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALEX SZIMA TO THE WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY REGARDING THANKS AND NOSTALGIA] |
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| [CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALEX SZIMA TO MRS. MCVANE R.E THE DEATH OF JOHN MCVANE] |
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| [BOOKLET] RIDGWAY'S PARATROOPERS THE AMERICAN AIRBORNE IN WORLD WAR II |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT WITH BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT ROW OF SOLDIERS POSING OUTSIDE WITH ANOTHER ROW OF MEN STANDING BEHIND THEM] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING OUTSIDE WITH A GROUP OF ARMY NURSES HAVING DRINKS AT A FORMAL EVENT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - TWO SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING OUTSIDE AND SPEAKING WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED ARMY NURSE AS THEY STAND IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF TABLES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THREE UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS IN DRESS UNIFORMS AS THEY TALK TOGETHER WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE AT A FORMAL GATHERING] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF GROUPS OF OFFICERS SITTING AT TABLES SET UP OUTSIDE BENEATH A COPSE OF TREES FOR A FORMAL GATHERING] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF GROUPS OF OFFICERS SITTING AT TABLES SET UP OUTSIDE BENEATH A COPSE OF TREES FOR A FORMAL GATHERING] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A SMALL RAIL CAR MARKED BY THE U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS AND WITH A PLAQUE ON THE SIDE GIVING THE NUMBERS OF CARS ERECTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS AND A SAILOR ON BOARD THE DECK OF A SHIP AS THEY SMILE TO THE CAMERA FROM EITHER SIDE OF A TALL TARP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THREE UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS WITH A DOG AS THEY WAIT OUTSIDE BY TWO JEEPS PARKED ALONG THE SIDEWALK] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED SAILOR WEARING EAR PROTECTION WHILE STANDING AT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ON THE REAR OF THE DECK OF A SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - TWO SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY SITTING OUTSIDE WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER AT LITTLE INDIVIDUAL TABLES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS SITTING OUTSIDE ON A SUNNY DAY AROUND LITTLE INDIVIDUAL TABLES IN A PATIO AREA] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT TAKEN FROM THE WATER LOOKING TOWARDS A CITY WITH TALL BUILDINGS SET BEHIND A LARGE STONE WALL ALONG THE SHORELINE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE REAR DECK OF A SHIP WHERE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ARE MOUNTED ALONG THE RAIL AND THE WAKE FROM THE VESSEL IS SEEN TRAILING OUT OF SHOT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A CROWD OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GATHERED ABOARD THE DECK OF A SHIP AROUND VARIOUS PIECES OF LARGE EQUIPMENT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT TAKEN FROM THE WATER LOOKING TOWARDS A CITY WITH TALL BUILDINGS SET BEHIND A LARGE STONE WALL IN THE FOREGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT TAKEN FROM THE WATER LOOKING TOWARDS THE HARBOR WHERE A SHIP IS DOCKED AND A CITY WITH HIGH STONE WALLS SPANS THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A CROWD OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GATHERED ABOARD THE DECK OF A SHIP AROUND VARIOUS PIECES OF LARGE EQUIPMENT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE WATER LOOKING TOWARDS AN UNIDENTIFIED HARBOR TOWN WITH A SAILOR PARTIALLY VISIBLE IN THE FOREGROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT FROM SLIGHT ELEVATION OF THE HARBOR AND THE DOCKS WHERE MASSIVE CRANES ARE SET UP RIGHT AGAINST THE WATER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT TAKEN FROM THE WATER THAT SHOWS THE ENTIRETY OF A LARGE SHIP SAILING IN FRONT OF THE COASTLINE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS WALKING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON A GANGPLANK RUNNING FROM A MASSIVE SHIP TO THE DOCK] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF SOLDIERS CARRYING PATIENTS ON LITTERS UP A GANGPLANK FROM THE TWO AMBULANCES PARKED ON THE DOCK] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF SOLDIERS IN SHADOW AS THEY WALK UP A GANGPLANK TOWARDS A LARGE DOCKED SHIP CROWDED WITH PEOPLE ON EVERY LEVEL] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS STANDING TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF THE SMALL BUILDING USED FOR THE HEADQUARTERS REPATRIATION UNIT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT TAKEN FROM THE DOCKS OF A MASSIVE SHIP WITH THREE TALL STACKS MARKED WITH MEDICAL CROSSES |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS WORKING AROUND THE AMBULANCES PARKED ON THE DOCK AS THEY CARRYING PATIENTS UP THE GANGPLANK TO A LARGE SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE DOCKS OF THE AMERICAN, FRENCH AND BRITISH FLAGS FLYING HIGH UP ON POLES WITH A MEDICAL SHIP SPANNING THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A DIPLOMATIC SHIP ON THE WATER AS SEEN FROM LOOKING THROUGH THE CRISS-CROSSED ROPES TYING DOWN A LIFE PRESERVER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE DOCKS OF THE REAR OF THE MASSIVE SHIP "GRIPSHOLM" WITH THE SWEDISH FLAG DISPLAYED ABOVE ITS DECK] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE DECK OF A SHIP AND LOOKING OUT PAST THE FLUTTERING AMERICAN FLAG AT THE DIPLOMATIC VESSEL "GRIPSHOLM SVERIGE" |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A SMALL RAIL CAR MARKED BY THE U.S. ARMY TRANSPORTATION CORPS AND WITH A PLAQUE ON THE SIDE GIVING THE NUMBERS OF CARS ERECTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT FROM SLIGHT ELEVATION OF THE HARBOR WHERE THE "GRIPSHOLM SVERIGE" IS DOCKED AT THE FAR END ALONG WITH ANOTHER MASSIVE SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A STREET SCENE WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING BY A WALL COVERED IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS SPAN THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A STREET SCENE WHERE PEOPLE ARE WALKING BY A WALL COVERED IN ADVERTISEMENTS AND MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS SPAN THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED LIEUTENANT GENERAL SITTING AND READING A PAPER IN A PLANE CABIN WITH TWO OTHER MEN SEATED BEHIND HIM] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM THE WATER OF THE FRONT OF THE "GRIPSHOLM SVERIGE" AS IT SAILS AWAY FROM THE HARBOR AND TOWARDS THE CAMERA] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - TWO SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY SHAKING HANDS WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED LIEUTENANT GENERAL AS THEY STAND OUTSIDE TOGETHER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS STANDING OUTSIDE TOGETHER WHILE TWO OF THEM HOLD DRINKS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING ON STAGE WITH A CROWD OF OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS BEHIND A PRODUCTION ACHIEVEMENT BANNER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING ON STAGE WITH A CROWD OF OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS GATHERED AROUND A MICROPHONE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING ON STAGE WITH A CROWD OF OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS GATHERED AROUND A MICROPHONE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - TWO SHOT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY AND AN UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIER WALKING TOWARDS THE CAMERA BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF SMALL TENTS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A SOLDIER HAVING HIS HAIR CUT BY ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED MAN WEARING SHORTS WHILE THE OTHERS WAIT THEIR TURN OUTSIDE OF THE SHACK] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - CLOSE SHOT OF PACKS OF SUPPLIES AND SHOES PILED TOGETHER ON THE GROUND IN A DIRT FIELD] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS AND PRISONERS STANDING OUT IN AN EMPTY FIELD WITH CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES STREWN ABOUT THE GROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED NURSE AS SHE TENDS TO THE CAST-COVERED LEG OF HER PATIENT LAYING IN BED AT THE INFIRMARY] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO MEN PUTTING TRASH INTO METAL BINS SET BESIDE THE TALL BARBED WIRE FENCE SECTIONING THEIR AREA OFF FROM THE BARRACKS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS STANDING BESIDE A TALL FRAMEWORK OF THREE POSTS BUILT IN A COMPLETELY BARREN AREA] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INSIDE OF A BARRACKS TENT WHERE THE MEN ARE LAYING IN COTS AND PLAYING CARDS ACROSS THE AISLE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - CLOSE SHOT OF A MASSIVE PILE OF BOOTS LAYING IN THE GRASS WITH CLOTHING COMPLETELY COVERING THE GROUND AT THE EDGE OF THE FRAME] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VIEW LOOKING DOWN TO AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA WHERE UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS AND A WOMAN ARE HAVING DINNER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - THREE SHOT OF AN UNIDENTIFIED GENERAL AND TWO SOLDIERS STANDING TOGETHER IN A CAMP KITCHEN BESIDE SHELVES OF BREAD] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT FROM A ROOFTOP SHOWING AN UNIDENTIFIED CITYSCAPE LAID OUT IN FRONT OF A MOUNTAIN RANGE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED OFFICER STANDING IN FRONT OF A PRISON CAMP GATE AND NEXT TO A GUARD TOWER WITH THREE OTHER SOLDIERS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF A DIRT ROAD WITH SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS WALKING AWAY FROM THE CAMERA NEXT TO THE RUINS OF A BUILDING] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF PRISONERS IN VARYING STATES OF DRESS AS THEY GET READY IN A OPEN FIELD WITH THEIR BAGS AND SUPPLIES SCATTERED ACROSS THE GROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GATHERED AROUND THE MACHINERY ON THE DECK OF A SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GATHERED AROUND THE MACHINERY ON THE DECK OF A SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS SPEAKING TOGETHER ON THE DECK OF A SHIP WHILE ONE OF THEM STANDS BY AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS SPEAKING TOGETHER ON THE DECK OF A SHIP WHILE ONE OF THEM STANDS BY AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS SPEAKING TOGETHER ON THE DECK OF A SHIP WHILE ONE OF THEM STANDS BY AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS GATHERED AROUND THE MACHINERY ON THE DECK OF A SHIP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING WITH A GROUP OF MEN IN FANCY SUITS GATHERED IN A VESTIBULE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING WITH A GROUP OF MEN IN FANCY SUITS GATHERED IN A VESTIBULE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING WITH A GROUP OF OFFICIALS AS THEY LOOK OVER A WALL DISPLAY IN A HALLWAY] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INTERIOR OF A MASSIVE WAREHOUSE WITH SOLDIERS WORKING IN BETWEEN NUMBERED SHELVES OF STACKED SUPPLIES WITH LABELS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY STANDING ON A REVIEW PLATFORM WITH A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF SOLDIERS WORKING WITH COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT IN THE CARRIER ROOM ON THE DELTA BASE INSTALLATION] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY SHAKING HANDS WITH GENERAL TOM LARKIN AS ANOTHER OFFICER WATCHES IN THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS WALKING BY TROOPS STANDING AT ATTENTION BESIDE THEIR TENTS IN A FENCED-OFF FIELD] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS MARCHING IN FORMATION ACROSS AN EMPTY FIELD TOWARDS THE CAMERA WITH MORE MEN STANDING IN LINE IN THE BACKGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF SOLDIERS LINED UP IN FORMATION TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOT AS THEY LOOK OUT OVER AN EMPTY FIELD WITH ANOTHER GROUP OF SOLDIERS MARCHING THEIR WAY] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INSIDE OF A BARRACKS TENT WHERE THE MEN ARE LAYING IN COTS AND PLAYING CARDS ACROSS THE AISLE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS MOVING ABOUT BESIDE AN AIRPLANE AND A JEEP PARKED OUT IN A COMPLETELY BARREN LANDSCAPE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS MOVING THROUGH A MAKE-SHIFT OBSTACLE COURSE OF ROPES STRUNG FROM A BEAM AND SAND BAGS LAID OUT IN A GRID] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF THE LANDSCAPE WITH A LARGE BUILDING SURROUNDED BY TREES IN THE FOREGROUND AND BUILDINGS ALONG THE WATER IN THE DISTANCE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF THE HARBOR WITH THE BARRACKS BUILDINGS IN THE FOREGROUND AND MASSIVE SHIPS DOCKED OUT IN THE DISTANCE ALONG A PIER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT FROM A DISTANCE OF SOLDIERS SPREAD OUT ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD WITH A BUILDING IN THE BACKGROUND MARKED: COOPERATIVE MAROCAINE AGRICOLE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF A DESERT LANDSCAPE WITH MEN IN ROBES AND PACK MULES GATHERED AROUND A STACK OF SUPPLIES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF THE LANDSCAPE WITH A CITY IN THE DISTANCE WHICH IS MOSTLY OBSCURED BY A LINE OF SHADOWED TREES IN THE FOREGROUND] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF THE LANDSCAPE WITH A CORNER OF A BUILDING JUST VISIBLE AMIDST A COPSE OF TREES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF HORSES WANDERING AROUND OUTSIDE OF A SMALL CAMP OF TENTS IN THE DESERT WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN STANDING IN STRIPED ROBES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF SOLDIERS GATHERED ON A BEACH WITH A VIEW OF THE TOWN BEHIND THEM IN THE DISTANCE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF A MILITARY MARCHING BAND HEADING ACROSS A STADIUM FIELD WITH A VIEW OF THE CROWDED STANDS BEHIND THEM] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM HIGH UP IN THE STANDS OF A STADIUM FIELD DOTTED WITH GROUPS OF PEOPLE MOVING ABOUT AND SPECTATORS CROWDING THE FAR SIDE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN SHORTS AND SANDALS AS HE SITS HUNCHED OVER IN A SMALL OPEN TENT ON A BEDROLL] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT FROM SLIGHT ELEVATION THAT LOOKS OUT OVER A LINE OF TREES TO THE CITY SPRAWLING IN THE DISTANCE] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH LOOKING DOWN OVER THE SHOULDER OF AN UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIER AS HE OBSERVES THE GROUPS OF MEN BEING MARCHED BETWEEN TWO TALL FENCES] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - GROUP SHOT OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS TALKING TOGETHER WHILE STANDING UNDER A CANOPY] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS STANDING AT THE END OF A LONG AND DEEP RECTANGULAR PIT DUG JUST OUTSIDE OF CAMP] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH - WIDE SHOT OF A LONG LINE OF MEN SPANNING THE ENTIRE SHOT AS THEY STAND OUTSIDE IN A FENCED OFF AREA COVERED WITH LITTER] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P RATAY SITTING WITH A GROUP OF UNIDENTIFIED OFFICERS IN OUTDOOR BLEACHERS] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIERS STANDING AT ATTENTION ON EITHER SIDE OF A SMALL OPEN TENT WITH GEAR ORGANIZED INSIDE OF IT] |
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| [PHOTOGRAPH OF THE INTERIOR OF A CHAPEL BUILT OF OUT LARGE PACKING CRATES WITH A PAINTING BEHIND THE ALTAR] |
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