Modern-day Marines paid tribute this month at the site where their predecessors launched the first major U.S. ground offensive against Imperial Japan in World War II. Members of Marine Rotational ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at Marine ...

As Guadalcanal became the focal point of the Pacific conflict, Lieutenant Colonel Edson and his Marines took a decisive position on a critical ridge. Reinforcements, strategic maneuvering, and daring ...

The War in the Pacific was one of the most vicious fights seen in naval history. The United States and Japan clashed multiple times in the waterways, with thousands dead in the wake of each major ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: No combatant can do everything everywhere on the map at the same time and expect to triumph. Japan, in particular, had to husband resources, This... Here’s What You ...

TOKYO – When dignitaries and guests gather on the remote island of Guadalcanal this week to commemorate the epic battle where Japan’s relentless advance in World War II was finally halted, one group ...

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