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American troops in the British West Indies engaged in field maneuvers. Mobile machine gun unit getting practice under simulated war conditions. The bolo knife strapped to the belt of the soldier aiming the machine gun comes in handy for cutting through thick undergrowth and barbed wire entanglements
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Credit lineAmerican troops in the British West Indies engaged in field maneuvers. Mobile machine gun unit getting practice under simulated war conditions. The bolo knife strapped to the belt of the soldier aimin. 1942-01-01. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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