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Weekly Contest #210
Liam Hatfield enlisted in the USMC immediately after he turned 18 in 1941. In basic training, his marksmanship record was exceptional. That gained him the respect of the other Marines, and while they would go out on leave and party wildly, he gained the respect of his officers by remaining on base and helping catch up on kitchen cleaning duties so that the rest of his platoon didn't have to get stuck with it later. The only time he ever got into trouble was on one Sunday night. He was cleaning up as usual, and in the back of the storeroom ...
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