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A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Marauders. Legendary news anchor Tom Brokaw narrates the tale of a group of volunteer soldiers who specialized in “hit and run” tactics in the jungles and mountains of Burma.

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They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders
They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders
Tom Brokaw narrates the tale of the most heroic and least talked about units in WWII.
Special: 57:26
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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