File:Operation Flintlock Plaque.jpg

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English: This is a plaque commemorating Operation Flintlock Raid in 1944. I took this photo myself when I visited Kwajalein.
English: Text from Plaque reads:

Operation Flintlock 31 January - 4 February 1944

In memory of the 332 American service members who gave their lives for the causes of freedom and democracy in Operation Flintlock, the battles for Kwajalein and Roi Namur.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, suport any friend, oppose anu foe, to ensure the survivial and success of liberty.

- John F. Kennedy.
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Author Groink
Camera location8° 43′ 39.27″ N, 167° 44′ 31.72″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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