First Division Marines storm ashore across Guadalcanal's beaches on D-Day, 7 August 1942, from the attack transport Barnett (AP-11) and attack cargo ship Fomalhaut (AK-22). The Marines were surprised at the lack of enemy opposition.
Dead Japanese soldiers lie on the sandbar at the mouth of Alligator Creek on Guadalcanal on 21 August 1942, after being killed by U.S. Marines during the Battle of the Tenaru.
Marine F4F Wildcats head-out from Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, around August/September 1942, to intercept incoming Japanese aircraft.
LtCol. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment at Guadalcanal, September 1942.
A Marine looks at some fighting positions on Edson's Ridge (probably on Hill 123, looking north), September 1942.
Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion lands at Aola Bay on Guadalcanal, 4 November 1942.
Fresh troops from the 2d Marine Division during a halt on Guadalcanal, circa November 1942. Most of these Marines are armed with M1903 bolt-action rifles and carry M1905 bayonets and USMC 1941 type packs. Two men high on the hill at right wear mortar vests and one in center has a World War I type grenade vest. The Marine seated at far right has a Browning Automatic Rifle.
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A MARSOC Marine takes cover as a sand storm approaches the Village of Ranje Bala, Farah Province Afghanistan Feb 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Nicholas Pilch)
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A MARSOC Marine holds security around a humanitarian aide site in the Village of Ranje Bala, Farah Province Afghanistan Feb 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Nicholas Pilch)