World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. - World War II veterans Ear Lance, Pat Patrick, and Mike Arrand examine an artillery round fired by their battalion, the 2nd 155 Howtizer Battalion, during the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942.

Attendees and participants stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem at the change of command ceremony for MCIOC at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on June 30, 2016. - Attendees and participants stand at attention during the playing of the National Anthem at the change of command ceremony for MCIOC at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on June 30, 2016.

A color guard commences a ceremony for the dedication of plaque commemorating the actions and valor of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion during its service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. - A color guard commences a ceremony for the dedication of plaque commemorating the actions and valor of 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion during its service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Artist Philip Corley (second from right) stands with his family in front of his painting “Coming Home,” which he donated to the National Museum of the Marine Corps at a ceremony Apr. 20. His sons Tom and Stephen and their mother Geraldine Corley-Donnelly are with him. - Artist Philip Corley (second from right) stands with his family in front of his painting “Coming Home,” which he donated to the National Museum of the Marine Corps at a ceremony Apr. 20. His sons Tom and Stephen and their mother Geraldine Corley-Donnelly are with him.

The UH-34D helicopter, a new display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, shows Marines deploying during the Vietnam War. - The UH-34D helicopter, a new display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, shows Marines deploying during the Vietnam War.

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Capt. David E. McCafferty, GRC, Coll #3208, PC 615, Box 2, Folder: McCafferty, David E., WWII Photos - Aviation-GuadalcanalThis picture from the Special Collections of the Archives Branch of the Marine Corps History Division shows VMSB-232’s “MB-26” on Guadalcanal shortly after the squadron arrived on August 20, 1942. This image was key in the restoration of the NMMC’s SBD-3 Dauntless, which is marked as “MB-21.” - Capt. David E. McCafferty, GRC, Coll #3208, PC 615, Box 2, Folder: McCafferty, David E., WWII Photos - Aviation-Guadalcanal This picture from the Special Collections of the Archives Branch of the Marine Corps History Division shows VMSB-232’s “MB-26” on Guadalcanal shortly after the squadron arrived on August 20, 1942. This image was key in the restoration of the NMMC’s SBD-3 Dauntless, which is marked as “MB-21.”

The restored SBD-3 Dauntless is hoisted into place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Museum is closed until April 1 for renovations. - The restored SBD-3 Dauntless is hoisted into place at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The Museum is closed until April 1 for renovations.

Intern Brianna Nunez-Franklin and Exhibit Specialist Alice Webb adjust the holster on the figure of Gunnery Sgt. James Breedlove. Breedlove’s figure will be the copilot of a UH-34D helicopter in a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. - Intern Brianna Nunez-Franklin and Exhibit Specialist Alice Webb adjust the holster on the figure of Gunnery Sgt. James Breedlove. Breedlove’s figure will be the copilot of a UH-34D helicopter in a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

Restoration is carried out on a World War II-era Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber that will be installed in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The airplane was lost in Lake Michigan toward the end of the war and was recovered in the 1990s. - Restoration is carried out on a World War II-era Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber that will be installed in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. The airplane was lost in Lake Michigan toward the end of the war and was recovered in the 1990s.