The Wave Breaks on the Reef
![Marines in landing craft with explosions in front of the them Marines in landing craft with explosions in front of the them](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwii/art-of-naval-amphibious-operations-from-wwii/the-wave-breaks-on-the-reef/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1580920943278.jpg)
Jarred to a halt by a hidden reef, an assault boat is abandoned by a unit of Marines. Doomed to near extinction by a storm of enemy fire, long since trained on this objective, the group pushes forward to a man into the hindering water, into the teeth of the deadly storm.
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