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Navy destroyer commissioned in honor of legendary Marine John Basilone
He joined in 1940, but when the United States entered World War II, Basilone was shipped off to the island of Guadalcanal. A machine gunner with 1st Marine Division, on Oct. 24, 1942, his unit ...
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Billy Hall, a veteran of three wars, spent his last years making sure other’s service was honored
Benjamin Watson, former commanding general for Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Division and now commanding general for the Training & Education Command at Quantico. “He fought on Guadalcanal with ...
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'Nobody's forgotten': Wilmington, Massachusetts, marine returns home 83 years later
DON CARTER’S UNCLE WAS 21 WHEN HIS UNIT WAS AMBUSHED AT GUADALCANAL IN 1942. HIS BODY WAS BURIED ON THE REMOTE ISLAND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH OTHER MARINES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES. BUT IT TOOK ...
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Wilmington marine killed in World War II to be laid to rest
A Wilmington marine who died after his unit was ambushed at Guadalcanal during World War ... called up as reinforcements for the beleaguered 1st Marine Division. Edwinson’s platoon was ...
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Everything you need to know about The Pacific
Executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman – the same team who created the acclaimed 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers – The Pacific turns our attention to the actions of the ...