Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Today in history. Marines hit Tarawa!

Note:  Key phrase for more info?  Red Beach 1.



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  1. It is Battle of Tarawa in which Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting. It was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing.

    Read more here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tarawa

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