The Wave Breaks On the Reef
![Marines in a landing craft with an explosion going off in front of them Marines in a landing craft with an explosion going off in front of them](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/wwii/marines-in-action/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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Wars & Conflicts
- World War II 1939-1945
Navy Communities
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