To be a Marine in World War II
Semper Fidelis has always been more than just a hollow slogan to Marines. These two simple Latin words, meaning "always faithful," are the motto of the Marine Corps.
D-Day on Iwo Jima in color
The campaign for Iwo Jima was one of the best documented in World War II. Marine combat cameramen and photographers accompanied the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions through every phase of the battle, A few of their images of D-Day on Iwo follow.
The Battle for Fox Green Beach, D-Day Normandy
This magnificent oil painting by noted artist Dwight Shepler depicts the eastern sector of Omaha Beach on the morning of 6 June 1944. He accompanied the landing force to Normandy and completed this piece upon stateside after the invasion.
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