103-year-old Marine Raider veteran celebrates birthday in Savannah
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Cpl. Leonard B. Turner, 103, celebrated his birthday at Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q in Savannah, hosted by the Marine Corps League. Turner enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 and served with Carlson's Raiders in the Pacific during World War II, participating in the first waves at Bougainville, Guam, and Okinawa before being sent to Japan as part of the occupational force.
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