This film might disturb some viewers. [orchestral music] narrator this is the pacific as you know it wide stretches up water, but this is the pacific as the joint chief of staffs view it, a battlefield, a vast, plane on whiched the japanese defensive lineman is in the heart of the homeland. It is the most heavily fortified island in the world. Very deep underground, the japanese weight. 20,000 other fighting men waited for us to make the first move. And they dont have to wait long. [explosions] the navy begins to soften up the island so we can land. [explosions] planes from our Carrier Force take off to strafe and bomb. [machine gun fire] [explosions] gunboats movie and close to work over enemy beach installations. [machine gun fire] enemy fire gets closer. Heavy gunfire] dday, the beginning of the toughest 26 days in history. We watch the Center Control vessels. When this flag drops, our Landing Craft will head to the beach. Artillery explosions] 500 Landing Craft in 10 ways advance o
Veterans Day celebrations got an early start in Santa Rosa on Friday when a plaque was placed in the garden of the Charles Schulz Museum to honor the late cartoonist's military service.
Some Vietnam veterans say the Afghanistan withdrawal has triggered symptoms of post-traumatic stress, while others are voicing frustration and powerlessness.
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