Featured in casualties of warBYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023ShareThis Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlierOn August 18, 1942, U.S. Marine Corps Raiders assaulted Japanese positions on Makin Island (today known as Butaritari). The Raiders were a WWII-era elite unit trained for special amphibious light infantry combat. Their mission was to destroy Japan… BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023ShareBYExplore The ArchiveApr 29, 2020ShareThe 9 best Vietnam War moviesIt’s been 45 years since the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam, but the conflict continues to play an outsized role in American politics and popular culture. From John Wayne’s stern-jawed performance in the 1968 propaganda film BYExplore The ArchiveApr 29, 2020Share
BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023ShareThis Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlierOn August 18, 1942, U.S. Marine Corps Raiders assaulted Japanese positions on Makin Island (today known as Butaritari). The Raiders were a WWII-era elite unit trained for special amphibious light infantry combat. Their mission was to destroy Japan… BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023Share
BYExplore The ArchiveApr 29, 2020ShareThe 9 best Vietnam War moviesIt’s been 45 years since the last U.S. combat troops left Vietnam, but the conflict continues to play an outsized role in American politics and popular culture. From John Wayne’s stern-jawed performance in the 1968 propaganda film BYExplore The ArchiveApr 29, 2020Share