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Marines On 50-Mile Walk

Leonard McCombe1963-02-11

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

US marines on 50-mile walk as they take up a challenge issued in an old (1908) executive order by the late Pres. Teddy Roosevelt that required all Marine Corp. officers to walk 50 miles in 20 hrs. w/o stopping, Great Lakes Naval Training Center.

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  • Title: Marines On 50-Mile Walk
  • Date: 1963-02-11
  • Location: IL, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Us Armed Forces, Walking, Physical Exercise, Marines, Physical Training, 1960s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Leonard Mccombe
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5503361
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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