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Marvin Cole

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He was twenty years into his Army career when Marvin Cole returned to Japan. It turned out to be the longest assignment he ever had, plus he got to move into his greatest area of interest in the medical field. (3:22)

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Marvin Cole is still wondering why a man in his unit could not get boots, but they were available on the black market in Saigon. Mismanagement of the war aside, he has warm feelings for the Vietnamese people and the country itself. (3:10)

Marvin Dyer

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Marvin Dyer describes how "picket ships" such as his were used to make radar sweeps looking for Soviet aircraft during the Cold War. (1:26)

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Marvin Dyer talks about the damage he saw at Pearl Harbor when he arrived there a few days after the Japanese attack. (2:17)

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Stationed on the destroyer USS Hammann, Marvin Dyer describes what life was like on a ship in the Pacific. (3:54)

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After suffering casualties during the Battle of Midway, Marvin Dyer describes how fallen sailors were buried at sea on the way back to Pearl Harbor. (4:04)

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Marvin Dyer recalls his ship's role in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May of 1942, including rescuing crewmembers from the USS Lexington after a Japanese bombing run. (7:15)

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Marvin Dyer remember how his task force in the Pacific was used as "kamikaze bait" to draw out Japanese aircraft throughout the numerous small Pacific islands. (6:47)

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Marvin Dyer remembers the dangers that naval convoys faced from both Germans and the weather in the North Atlantic. (1:35)

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Marvin Dyer describes a defensive trick that German U-boats would pull during combat with the Allies during World War II. (2:07)