The Uncommon Valor of the Marines on Iwo Jima
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The United States 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine divisions faced their sternest trials by fire in the month long battle to take the island of Iwo Jima. More »
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The United States 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine divisions faced their sternest trials by fire in the month long battle to take the island of Iwo Jima. More »
•January 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Clifton Cates was a tenacious Marine in
World War I who rose through the ranks to become commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. More »
•January 21, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A powerful typhoon wreaked havoc with the U.S. Navy’s task force 38 in December 1944. It would be followed shortly after by a second. More »
•December 25, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
U.S. Marine infantrymen engaged Chinese forces who were unsuccessful in trapping the Marines at the Chosin Reservoir. More »
•December 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
During furious fights over the Pacific, naval aviator Ted Crosby shot down five Japanese planes in one day. More »
•December 11, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Over half a million visitors per year come to the D.C. metro area to view the Corps’ proud 238-year history. More »
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U.S. Navy air power shattered Japanese carrier based strength in a one-sided battle during the invasions of Saipan, Guam, and Titian. More »
•October 9, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Jisaburo Ozawa sought to cripple Mitscher’s Task Force 58 in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which became known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. More »
•September 28, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Japanese battleship Yamato became ‘one for the pelicans’ as U.S. Navy planes pummeled the giant in the East China Sea. More »
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Aboard the USS Franklin, Father O’Callahan provided comfort and courage during her darkest hour. More »
