First Generation of mexican naval infantry officers that graduated from Heroic Naval Academy in Veracruz, Mexico. 1959 [819×563]

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boofmeoften

Little known fact all of this class lost their feet in an explosive mishap.
thimmmilan

Naval infantry? That doesn’t make any sense

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