The expansion of Honiara’s Central Market is on track with the concrete slab being poured this weekend and the concrete pedestals for the market’s new large western roof now in place.
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We have all watched those breathtaking World War II air battle footages where intrepid allied fighter pilots with superb airmanship and tenacious fighting spirit hurl themselves into action against superior-in-number enemy aircraft and shoot them out of the skies. Well, several of these words are found in the Medal of Honor citation for Marine Corps Lt. James E. Swett who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 12, 1943.
The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first carrier battle in history, marked a critical turning point in the Pacific War. In April 1942, Japan sought to isolate Australia by seizing strategic locations but was intercepted by American carriers Lexington and Yorktown, thanks to decrypted Japanese plans.