Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Madison, left, and Sgt. Aaron Meroney, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Task Force Koa Moana (TF KM) 20, I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), uncover an ...

While fighting on Tinian Pvt. Joseph Ozbourn sacrificed his life to save four fellow Marines.

In a May 30, 2016, photo, U.S. Marine veteran R. V. Burgin, 93, salutes during the 76th Annual Memorial Day Service at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Burgin, whose book about grueling jungle combat ...

Before Cpl. Thomas "Cotton" Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the Central Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his "last life request" to anyone who might find his diary: Please give it to ...

When people think of World War II Marines, they probably think of John Basilone, "Pappy" Boyington or Chesty Puller. It's unlikely anyone thinks about Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis. It's most likely ...

Epic Guide to World War II National Park Sites including home front and parks in the Pacific, Memorials, and history of ...

Commanding the Pacific is from the author of Commanding Lincoln's Navy, Marshall and His Generals, and other notable works. Prof. Taaffe (Austin State) gives us a probing look at the principal Marine ...

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