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ABOARD THE U.S.S. IWO JIMA, on the Norwegian Sea – Among hundreds of Marines boarding amphibious assault vehicles this week to get from the frigid sea to the frigid beach, Lance Cpl. Jacob Boutte was armed with a secret weapon: black Merino woolen long johns.

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