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Show Marine trains on Formosa Marine Acting Sgt. Thomas K. Luce, son of Mrs. Doris Bleak of 659 Aaron Ave., Springviile, took part in a huge amphibious landing exercise, exer-cise, March 22, on Formosa's southern ' coast with units . of the Okinawa-based Third Marine Mar-ine Division. The exercise, termed "Operation "Opera-tion Blue Star," called for the Third Marine Division to assemble in the area on March 20 along with units of the Hawaii-based First Marine Brigade Bri-gade and U. S. -Republic of China navy, marine and air force elements. Purpose of the operation, which comprised over 18,000 Marines and 70 Navy ships, was to promote closer working work-ing relations between U. S. and Republic of China forces in practicing the conventional and vertical assault type amphibious am-phibious landings. |