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#FiftyCalFriday…another absolute banger of a shot from and by @dsallai, 3RAR DFSW 🇦🇺
“At exactly that hour (0200) on the morning of July 25, about 600 screaming Japanese struck at the left flank held by the Twenty-fourth Marines. They were annihilated. - A half-hour later the first of a series of strong thrusts began against the Twenty-fifth Marines in the…
Here we go again… - “The morale of the troops committed to the Tinian operation was generally high. This fact takes on significance only when it is recalled that the Marines involved had just survived a bitter 25-day struggle and that, with only a fortnight lapse (as…
Corporal Jonathan Roblespaul and Corporal Ryan Thayer, 1/2 Alpha, Now Zad, Afghanistan, July, 2010.
#WeaponsWednesday…SPC Mathew Root, C Co. 2-35 Infantry in the Argandab Valley carrying his 60mm mortar. Operation Dragon Tree, July, 2004.
#240Tuesday…COP Pirtle-King, 2-27IN Wolfhounds, Kunar, 2011… - @lrdliftsalot
Marines with 1/5 Bravo respond to an attack on the Iraqi Police station in Al Kharma, Iraq. August 6, 2004.
“The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Private First Class Albert W. Bilbrey, United States Marine Corps Reserve, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty while serving in a Squad of the Third Battalion, Twenty-Second…
U.S. Marines display the American flag for a photograph during the liberation of Guam, July 21, 1944. I believe this flag was recaptured from the Japanese who had captured it in December 1941. - The Japanese occupation of Guam lasted for approximately 31 months. During this…
“‘Men, this is General Geiger. The eyes of a nation watch you as you go into battle to liberate this former American bastion from the enemy. Make no mistake, it will be a tough, bitter fight against a wily, stubborn foe who will doggedly defend Guam against this invasion. May the…
#FiftyCalFriday…2/5, Ramadi, 2004… - @tmax8034 - Send in your .50cal pictures and videos today!
#ThrowBackThursday…Marines firing a M3 37mm anti-tank gun; another Marine is carrying a Browning machine gun on a tripod. Official caption on front: “37mm gun crew work on Jap strong-point. Marine Corps Photo 2-4.” Saipan, Mariana Islands. 16 June 1944
#ThrowBackThursday…37mm gun crew on Saipan, June, 1944. Note the bullet holes in the shield. - The 37mm gun was a workhorse for both the Marines and the Army and was used in a wide variety of firing missions, from antitank to counter-sniper, antibunker to antipersonnel. -…
“Everything that had some overhead cover seemed to have Japanese in it. Some of the caves were natural and some were dug. That’s where our 75s came in. We used armor piercing and high explosive shells, which direct fired I got these cave mouths did outstanding work.” - We Were…
Old school, water-cooled. - Ottis Boxx and Jack Coutts clean their weapon, 26 February, 1945. USMC photo by Nick Ragus.
