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Photograph caption dated February 27, 1965 reads "Coming in. Sgt. Lowe leads a column of troops to a concealed outpost. Behind Lowe are Chris Skaug, 14; Lee Rothbert, 13; Robert Watkins, 15; Scot Seibert, 17, and Roger Schwartz, 13, all of Northridge Military Academy." The article partially reads "One old sergeant said, 'It looks just like Korea,' as he turned his head and scanned the skies and scrub brush dotting the hillsides of the Desert Marksmen Rifle Range in Santiago Canyon last week. Hosted by Bellermine (sic)-Jefferson Military Academy in Burbank and Northridge Military Academy, more than 400 boys from 9 to 18 years of age took part in a tough conditioning weekend in the hills."; See images #00136755 through #00136759 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Desert Marksmen Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. (Palmdale, Calif.) Northridge Military Academy--Students Men--California--Palmdale Boys--California--Palmdale War games--California--Palmdale Rifle-ranges--California--Palmdale Military uniforms Firearms--California--Palmdale Canyons--California--Palmdale Brush--California--Palmdale Mountains--California, Southern Palmdale (Calif.) San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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