The US Marines spearheaded the American response to Japanese aggression during World War II, leading to a ferocious island-hopping campaign across the Pacific Theater. The technologically superior US forces made many amphibious assaults on islands such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, & Okinawa. With high casualties rates on both sides, the crushing defeat of the Japanese Imperail defenders came at a terrible price.
Tracing their ancestry as far back as the Revolutionary War in the 18th Century to modern day conflicts, there are few fighting forces that can rival the fearsome reputation of the United States Marine Corps - Semper Fi, Marines!
