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TARAWA, Kiribati (July 25, 2015) - A 3rd Marine Regiment color guard takes its place during a repatriation ceremony. The ceremony honored the remains of approximately 36 Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Tarawa during World War II, and were loaded onto a C-130J Hercules aircraft to be transported back home to the United States.