A Japanese commander said it would take oneย million menย 100 years to conquer the island โ 18,000 Marines did it in 76 hours. ... The U.S. Marines lost around 1,000ย men, and another 2,000 were wounded in theย Battle of Tarawa, but the Japanese losses were far worse.
A wall of history from the Marine Combatant diver course. โA people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without rootsโ -Marcus Garvey
Why is Recon protective of the Paddle tradition? Everyone on the boat team has to perform. Each needs to be successful & do his job. It's more than just a trinket or participation award. It demonstrates that the recipient has earned the trust and respect of his peers.
The first fighter I interviewed when I was starting out was @JustinGovernale He fights for @combateamericas tomorrow & I thought I'd share that interview from 5 years ago on the site I made that was up for only about 3 weeks before I got hired ๐
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