Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake (left), the commanding general
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Maj. Gen. Craig Timberlake (left), the commanding general of 3rd Marine Division, alongside Col. Michael Styskal, the commanding officer of 3rd Marine Regiment, salutes U.S. Marines from the regiment during a battle colors ceremony for Bougainville Day, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 1, 2017. Bougainville Day is the 75th Anniversary of the unit and 74th anniversary of the Battle of Bougainville. The battle happened on Nov. 1, 1943, when 3rd Marines landed at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, to establish a beachhead, fending off thousands of Imperial Japanese soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres)
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