Last reunion for famed US WWII unit, Merrill’s Marauders
By: Janet McConnaughey, The Associated Press  
NEW ORLEANS — It’s the last reunion for members of the famed U.S. Army jungle fighters called Merrill’s Marauders. Three thousand volunteered for a dangerous secret mission during World War II — a mission so secret they weren’t told even where they were going.
They hacked their way through nearly 1,000 miles (1600 kilometers) of jungle behind enemy lines in Myanmar, then called Burma, fighting in five major and 30 minor actions against veteran Japanese troops.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/08/29/last-reunion-for-famed-us-wwii-unit-merrills-marauders/
