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Marines

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MFR SEAL - FLAT - 2022

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Volunteers reenacting as American soldiers and militiamen look out onto the Chalmette Battlefield where part of the War of 1812 took place at the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve Jan. 8, 2015. The park hosted a series of living history events at the Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, La., Jan. 8-10 that commemorated the bicentennial of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.

Celebrating Unity, Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Chalmette Battlefield

Volunteers reenacting as American soldiers and militiamen look out onto the Chalmette Battlefield where part of the War of 1812 took place at the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve Jan. 8, 2015. The park hosted a series of living history events at the Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette, La., Jan. 8-10 that commemorated the bicentennial of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.

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Tags: Chalmette, MarForRes, Great Britain, usmc, Bicentennial, war of 1812, Chalmette Battlefield, Chalmette Battlefield, Celebrating Unity, Battle of New Orleans Bicentennial Chalmette Battlefield, Reenactment, General Jackson, Lance Cpl. Gabrielle C. Quire, NEW ORLEANS, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Reserve

Photo by: Lance Cpl. Gabrielle Quire | VIRIN: 150108-M-HX324-059.JPG

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