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John Christeson | 1st Reconnaissance Battalion - Marines

5:34   |   As he was waiting to board the big C-5 bound for Kuwait, John Christeson saw the space shuttle Columbia burn up on reentry. Not what you want to see before a long flight. The plane got the men of 1st Recon there safely, though, and he began to get used to his duties as an extra body in HQ platoon. Soon, he was staring at a very active night sky at the Iraqi border.

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