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Footnotes:
1. “Teufelhunden Battalion takes reins from the Betio Bastards”, marines.mil, 10sep05
2. Jeff Maniscalco, interview with author
3. Unit activity logs, shared with author
4. Jeff Maniscalco, interview with author
5. Chris Reith, interview with author
6. Mike Hodd, interview with author
7. Marlon Garcia, interview with author\
8. Chris Reith, interview with authorÂ
9. Jeff Maniscalco, chat with author
10. Ibid.
11. Chris Ieva, interview with author
12 Justin Randolph, interview with author
13. John Schneekloth, interview with author
14. Chris Ieva, interview with author
15. Tim Mundy, interview with author
16. Chris Reith, interview with author