Marines of the 6th Marine Division follow an M4A2 Sherman tank in street fight in Naha, Okinawa. 
 


Battle for Okinawa

Left to right: Commander of the 10th US Army, Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner (1886-1945), commander of the 6th Marine Division, Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd (1896-1990) and assistant Division commander, Brigadier General William T. Clement (1894-1955).

This is "Ricky", a decorated member of the USMC 6th War Dog Platoon, in action on Iwo Jima in 1945. Despite the debilitating heat, the dogs performed extremely well, so much so that Japanese snipers made the dogs priority targets. War dogs recorded several kills in direct combat with Japanese troops, and their ferocity and loyalty have become legendary in the Marine Corps.
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