Posted on Oct 8, 2020

Benjamin Carson, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

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Benjamin Carson talks about volunteering for the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion and the brutally realistic training they received in San Diego to prepare for combat in the Pacific.

Benjamin Carson, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

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A neighbor at CLNC was retired Sgt Maj John Carson, who had been a Raider as well.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Thank you for the great WWII history share shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Nothing could have prepared our troops for the POW treatment/torture

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Benjamin Carson, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

Benjamin Carson, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

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