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On Memorial Day, Remembering 15-Year-Old Marine PFC Dan Bullock

In Memoriam

Dan Bullock was 14 when he signed up with the Marines using doctored documents—and 15 when he died in Vietnam. Michael Daly tells the Brooklyn boy’s story on our national day of remembrance. Plus, The Daily Beast collects the figures that best represent what the holiday means.

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