Aug. 7, 2020, marks 78 years since the beginning of America’s first World War II amphibious invasion – the Battle of Guadalcanal.
The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
(U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt Justin Smith)
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Credit to : Sgt. Justin Smith - Communication Directorate
