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76 Years Ago, The Battle For Guadalcanal Raged On Sea And In The Air

"The name Guadalcanal stands in United States Marine Corps and U.S. military history as the first successful offensive action of WWII. It would be followed by the defeat of Rommel’s army in North Africa, the first offensive success in the European Theater.

August 7, 2018 marked the 76th anniversary of this battle, one of the hard fought and intense battles undertaken by United States Marine Corps forces in their long and bloody efforts to force Japanese Invaders from their Pacific strongholds, back to their home islands.

The battle for Guadalcanal was as fiercely fought on the sea as it was on the land."

The small island of Guadalcanal is one of many in the Solomon Island group about 1,200 miles off the eastern coast of Australia. Whoever held control of the Solomons would control the Pacific.

The Japanese knew this and so did we."

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