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the group spent years perfecting amphibious helicopter assault operations

Marine helicopters provided assault transport

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Officially Licensed USMC 3rd Bn 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Patch Backing:With hook & loop the group spent years perfectingUSMC 3rd Bn 2nd Marines Betio Bastards Patch Embroidered Patch The Betio Bastards Tarawa's Toughest 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines earned their unofficial nickname the hard way on the blood soaked coral of Betio Island at Tarawa, where the battalion fought one of the most brutal beach assaults in Marine Corps history. This patch represents the Marines who stormed Tarawa and every generation of 3 2 Marines who have lived up to that ferocious legacy since.