Posted: 10/14/2023 7:11:58 PM EDT
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"It wasn't just combat, it was combat with a vengeance." 4 American survivors of the battle are interviewed in 1991.. well worth the watch.  Peleliu 1944: Horror In The Pacific | Full Documentary |
"Freedom is a light for which many men have died in darkness".
George Washington
"There comes a point where we are no longer drawing lines in the sand but are backed against a precipice."
Orracle
George Washington
"There comes a point where we are no longer drawing lines in the sand but are backed against a precipice."
Orracle
| As already stated, the video linked is now “private”. If that’s the documentary I’m thinking of, Eugene Sledge is one of the Marines interviewed. I highly recommend his book, With The Old Breed At Peleliu And Okinawa. It’s beautifully written, one of the finest books I’ve read. |
“War is a racket….”
Smedley D. Butler, Maj.-Gen., USMC
Smedley D. Butler, Maj.-Gen., USMC