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After surviving some of their heaviest fighting during the Battle of Okinawa, five Texans of the 96th Infantry Division pose for a photo in June of 1945. 🪖
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The USS Oklahoma being prepared for refloating after she had been righted at Pearl Harbor in 1943. ⚓️
The righting and refloating of the capsized battleship Oklahoma was the largest of the Pearl Harbor salvage jobs, and the most difficult. 🇺🇸
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Every September, his home town, Raritan, hosts one of the largest military marches in the country & the only U.S. parade dedicated to an enlisted Marine.
The annual parade in his honor has taken place over 40 years, dating back to 1981.
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82 years ago today, Pfc. Edward Foley, a sniper with 36th Infantry Division, cleans his Springfield Rifle near Velletri, Italy. 🪖
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Ever heard the one about the German that walked into a BAR? 🤔
In May of 1945, a soldier from the US 3rd Army pretends to sleep in Hermann Goering's bed at Veldenstein castle in Newhaus, Germany. 🪖
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Lt. John Modrak of the 3rd Armored Division inspects a Sherman tank destroyed by a 75mm projectile from an Ausf Panther of the 16th Panzer Regiment. 🪖
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If the Germans had known little Audie Murphy was coming, they would’ve surrendered the moment he stepped off the landing craft.
Medal of Honor🇺🇸
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2 Silver Stars⭐️
2 Bronze Stars🎖
3 Purple Hearts 💜
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"Take me to the Brig. I want to see the real Marines." 😎
The great Bill Guarnere and the man who portrayed him brilliantly in Band of Brothers, frankjhughes.
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After four months of fierce fighting on Luzon, paratroopers of the 11th Airborne Division attend a Memorial Day Service for their fallen brothers held in Batangas on Memorial Day in 1945. 🪂
Their faces say it all. 🇺🇸
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The headline on Memorial Day 1945 had victory in sight on Okinawa, but as far as those fighting were concerned, they still had to survive fighting all the way to Tokyo. 🪖
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During WWII, Adolf Hitler favored Clark Gable above all other actors.
The German chancellor offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture & bring Gable to him unscathed because he believed a propaganda film starring Gable could weaken the US & Allied fighting spirit.
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Crews of the Higgins Boats and tractor (Marines) hold the craft together while assault troops go over the side near Guadalcanal.🪖
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During the Battle of Okinawa, a Marine clutches his Thompson submachine gun as he looks off into the distance in 1945. 🪖
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In a bout between WW2 battleships, I’m taking the Iowa class ships every time 😎
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A Marine with the 2nd Marine Division poses for the camera with his M1 Garand and the helmet that saved him from being wounded on Tarawa. 🪖
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In 1918, the USS Arizona moves through the East River in New York near the Brooklyn Bridge on her way to sea trials….She’s glorious. 🇺🇸
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Because Basilone was a Medal of Honor recipient, his family was granted the privilege of choosing his specific plot within the designated area of the cemetery.
They selected a prominent plot near the road to make it easier for future visitors to pay their respects.
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82 years ago today B-24 Liberators from the 15th Air Force flying through flak over Concordia Vega Oil Refinery in Ploeisti, Romania. ✈️
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In May of 1945, a soldier from the US 3rd Army pretends to sleep in Hermann Goering's bed at Veldenstein castle in Newhaus, Germany. 🪖
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81 years ago today, soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division walk past mud-clogged tanks parked on the side of the road on Okinawa. 🪖
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In 1945, an Army sniper and his observer clear an area on Luzon in the Philippines. 🪖
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I can’t think of a better way to end Memorial Day than Major Dick Winters holding the American flag. 🇺🇸
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Remember the legend, General George S. Patton this Memorial Day. 🇺🇸
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The grave of 25 unknown sailors killed at Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Arizona. Remember them this Memorial Day. 🇺🇸
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After returning from the war in Europe, actor turned war hero Jimmy Stewart chats on the phone in his father’s hardware store in 1945. 🇺🇸
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In May of 1945, Easy Company celebrates the end of the war in Europe in Berchtesgaden. 🪖
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The 10 most iconic pistols from World War II. 🪖
Anything missing? 🤔
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