Standing Marine
A full-length image of a Marine, in battle gear with helmet and rifle slung over his shoulder. A vine hangs to his left and crosses behind him. A full-length image of a Marine, in battle gear with helmet and rifle slung over his shoulder. A vine hangs to his left and crosses behind him. Reeks joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign.
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