US Marines of the 1st Division, in LVT Buffalo, heading for Peleliu Beach, on one of the Palau Islands in the western Pacific; September 15, 1944.
 

Soon to hit the beach

Marines from the 5th Division celebrate Japan's surrender by boarding a jeep with musical instruments, a US flag and a homemade banner that says "Peace". Iwo Jima Island. ; September 1945.

Joy ride for Peace

Another photo of the first flag raised by the US Marines on Mount Suribachi, on the island of Iwo Jima; February 23, 1945.