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My dad did not have to battle at Tarawa, but he was stationed there right after the battle. About 10 years ago, he--through the Sons of the American Revolution--got a monument for the island to honor those in the Battle of Tarawa.

I am trying to find a copy of either LIFE or LOOK Magazine in which there is a picture of my dad playing poker on Tarawa. He had a copy years ago, but his mother threw it away because daddy was playing poker in his shorts. I have 4 LIFE Magazines ordered, and I'm waiting for them to keep my search up.

My dad was a flight navigator in the Navy. After, I guess, a year of teaching navigation in Hollywood, Florida, he got his request to head out to "do his job" to help win the war. He still seems apologetic because he was never in battle. I'm so so proud of him for so many reasons, and this is just one of them.

bannie, have you tried looking on e bay for the issue???If you know the edition, most public library has all of Life magazine on microfilm.