Marines crouched in a Coast Guard-manned LCVP on the way in the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima. 19 February 1945.(rudeerude)

On the way

Nov. 4, 1942: Two alert U.S. Marines stand beside their small tank on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The military tank was used against the Japanese in the battle of the Tenaru River during the early stages of fighting. 


On guard

Men of the US Marine Corps 22nd Regiment taking position on Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, 17-21 Feb 1944