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Marine veterans from 1st Raider Battalion, known as Edson's Raiders, gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for their final reunion April 16-18. The youngest veteran was 89, and the group lost 10 members in the last year. The veterans toured the Marine Corps Museum and Raider Hall and gathered together for several meals, including a closing banquet attended by the Col. David Edson, grandson of their first commanding officer, then-Col. Merritt Edson. - Marine veterans from 1st Raider Battalion, known as Edson's Raiders, gathered aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico for their final reunion April 16-18. The youngest veteran was 89, and the group lost 10 members in the last year. The veterans toured the Marine Corps Museum and Raider Hall and gathered together for several meals, including a closing banquet attended by the Col. David Edson, grandson of their first commanding officer, then-Col. Merritt Edson.

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