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Mar 2, 2016

A newspaper article was written about members of the 99th Infantry Battalion and their actions in helping to liberate Norway during the second world war. Maj. William E. Colby led a group of men from the battalion during Operation Rype in sabotage missions aimed at preventing German troops from moving in Norway during World War II.

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