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TRAILER | IMWW | I Lied About My Age: A Marine In World War II
10/21/2026 | 30s
Explore the life of 16-year-old Marine Frank Wright's brutal combat in WWII's Pacific War.
In the opening days of World War II, Frank Wright wanted to join the Marines. The only problem was that he was only 16 years old at the time. Frank stuffed his pockets with bananas to gain some extra weight and then lied about his age. He would go on to see some of the most brutal combat in the Pacific War on both Guam and Iwo Jima, including an up-close and very personal Japanese bayonet charge.
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TRAILER | IMWW | I Lied About My Age: A Marine In World War II
10/21/2026 | 30s
In the opening days of World War II, Frank Wright wanted to join the Marines. The only problem was that he was only 16 years old at the time. Frank stuffed his pockets with bananas to gain some extra weight and then lied about his age. He would go on to see some of the most brutal combat in the Pacific War on both Guam and Iwo Jima, including an up-close and very personal Japanese bayonet charge.
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