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Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal in September 1942. From August 7th,...
The site of the US's first major World War II offensive in the Pacific is the scene of new struggle...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS Navy transport ship USS President Adams, its decks crowded with troops, before the invasion of...
On This Day, Feb. 9: Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal in WWII
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTroops from the U.S. Army's 164th Infantry rest at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in November 1942....
US, Japan left behind thousands of bombs after WWII. They're still exploding and killing people in...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCoconut crabs roast atop a sheet of roofing iron, heated by a fire below, as the Manele family prepares for a typical Monday night dinner in Guadalcanal, an island in the South Pacific Ocean ...
The Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient died rescuing Marines
Military Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhen asked if he could go back and extract the overwhelmed Marines from Guadalcanal, the 22-year-old...
How a mother managed to save her son at Guadalcanal — from Ohio
Military Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBeginning in the 1920s, Japanese naval planners were envisioning a scenario for war with the United...
US sends Sherman, Kennedy to visit the Solomon Islands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. is sending a high-profile diplomatic delegation to visit the Solomon Islands next week led...
Exclusive-Sherman, Kennedy to visit Solomons, where fathers fought and U.S. now vies with China
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and U.S. Ambassador to Australia...
Solomons PM's absence from memorial service was a 'missed opportunity' - U.S. official
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare did not attend a weekend dawn...
US Coast Guard cutter is denied port call in Solomon Islands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal...