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Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA U.S. Marine patrol crosses the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal in September 1942. From August 7th,...
'You just feel like you can whip the world': Spartanburg veterans reflect on World War II
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStanley Moore of Spartanburg was only 17 years old when he enlisted with the Marines in World War...
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...
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...
'He lived out the whole God, country, family thing': George Mason, Guadalcanal vet, dies at 98
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKE PARK — Life spent in hard times and wartime made George Bowdry Mason “a rock” to his family,...
US official says Solomon Islands leader 'missed opportunity'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. deputy secretary of state said Monday the prime minister of the Solomon Islands “missed an...
A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga...
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...
As It Happened: Guadalcanal Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs It Happened: Guadalcanal is a captivating and gripping American historical-drama documentary...
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...