The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This June 1 photo provided by History Flight shows graves of U.S. servicemen under the water table in Tarawa, Kiribati. (Eric Albertson/Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency/History Flight via AP) A ...

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On the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, WWII veteran Michael Grieco Sr. salutes the Marines who fought beside him more than 80 years ago.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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: ...