Colonel J. P. Faulkner, 22nd MAU commanding officer, and Captain J. M. Quarterman, USS GUAM (LPH 9) commanding offier, congratulate Major Gallagher of HMM-261 as the Marine runner with the most Olympic spirit during the GUAM's "Run Across the Atlantic". The trans-Alantic marathon began April 20th in Rota, Spain, and ended May 1st inside the 3-mile limit near Morehead City, North Carolina
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Colonel J. P. Faulkner, 22nd MAU commanding officer, and Captain J. M. Quarterman, USS GUAM (LPH 9) commanding offier, congratulate Major Gallagher of HMM-261 as the Marine runner with the most Olympic spirit during the GUAM's "Run Across the Atlantic". The trans-Alantic marathon began April 20th in Rota, Spain, and ended May 1st inside the 3-mile limit near Morehead City, North Carolina

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Guam (LPH 9) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public
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1984-05-01
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