A Marine gives a wounded Japanese soldier a cigarette while his buddy looks on. A random act of kindness on Iwo Jima. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

A Random Act of Kindness

The battle for Peleliu in the Palau Islands group, lasted from 9/15 to 11/25, 1944, and cost the U.S. Forces 3,336 men killed, and 8,450 wounded, while the Japanese lost 10,695 men killed, and 202 taken prisoner. This is the wreckage of a Japanese tank, its turret ripped off by an internal explosion. This photo was taken at the airfield, scene of some of the most savage fighting of the battle. (scanned by HOS Bandit)

Peleliu

A 155mm Howitzer of the U.S.M.C. in action on one of the Solomon Islands. (scanned by HOS Bandit)