Marines Fall Forward
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The road to victory in the Pacific is littered with the bodies of gallant fighting men. Like this Marine (right center) who fell in the assault on a Tarawa pillbox, the honored dead fell forward, facing the foe, their feet driving to the last ebb of strength to carry on to the objective.
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Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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