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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_Jason_L._Morris
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1944
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:M4_carbine
gptkb:MK_13_Mod_0_sniper_rifle
M240 machine gun
M249 light machine gun
AT4 anti-tank weapon
various explosives
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gptkbp:formed
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1942
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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first U.S. special operations unit
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gptkbp:history
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established_during_World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Marine Raiders
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Marine_Raider_insignia
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gptkbp:knownFor
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guerrilla warfare
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced modern special operations forces
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Few,_The_Proud,_The_Raiders
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gptkbp:nickname
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Raiders
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_General_Merritt_A._Edson
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_Canley
gptkb:Major_John_A._McGowan
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_C._Krulak
gptkb:Captain_William_J._McGowan
gptkb:Colonel_Evans_F._Carlson
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_Thomas_J._McCarthy
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Ripley
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_James_E._McCloughan
gptkb:Gunnery_Sergeant_Carlos_Hathcock
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Makin
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gptkbp:numberOfMembers
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approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:reform
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2006
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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special operations
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gptkbp:specializesIn
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amphibious warfare
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gptkbp:supportRole
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reconnaissance missions
counter-terrorism operations
direct action missions
unconventional warfare
foreign internal defense
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gptkbp:symbol
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skull and crossed rifles
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Hawaii
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Base_Camp_Pendleton
gptkb:Marine_Corps_Training_Command
Marine Corps Base Quantico
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gptkbp:uniform
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digital camouflage
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