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GALLERY: 1st Marine Division Celebrates 71 Years; Memorial Wall Unveiled

Marines from as far back as the Korean war attended the ceremonies.

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The 1st Marine Division celebrated its 71st birthday Wednesday with a morning colors rededication ceremony. Officials also unveiled a wall memorializing Marines and sailors killed in action after Sept. 11, 2001.

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