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The First Wave - Lieutenant Edward Tidrick in Boat No. 2 cries out: “My God, we’re coming in at the right spot, but look at it! No shingle, no wall, no shell holes, no cover. Nothing!” - His men are at the sides of the boat, straining for a view of the target. They stare but say

The First Wave
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Lieutenant Edward Tidrick in Boat No. 2 cries out: “My God, we’re coming in at the right spot, but look at it! No shingle, no wall, no shell holes, no cover. Nothing!”
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His men are at the sides of the boat, straining for a view of the target. They stare but say
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The First Wave (Continued) - Already the sea runs red. Even among some of the lightly wounded who jumped into shallow water the hits prove fatal. Knocked down by a bullet in the arm or weakened by fear and shock, they are unable to rise again and are drowned by the onrushing

The First Wave (Continued)
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Already the sea runs red. Even among some of the lightly wounded who jumped into shallow water the hits prove fatal. Knocked down by a bullet in the arm or weakened by fear and shock, they are unable to rise again and are drowned by the onrushing
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Rangers defending Col Rudder’s CP. One of my favorite photos from Normandy. - “One of the few photographs capturing Rangers in combat at Pointe du Hoc. Probably taken on June 7, the image shows an NCO (top right) firing an M1919A4.30-caliber Machine Gun from a fighting position

Rangers defending Col Rudder’s CP. One of my favorite photos from Normandy.
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“One of the few photographs capturing Rangers in combat at Pointe du Hoc. Probably taken on June 7, the image shows an NCO (top right) firing an M1919A4.30-caliber Machine Gun from a fighting position
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Into the Wheat - “Come on you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?” - 1stSgt Dan Daly 73rd Machine Gun Company, 6th Marines - At 5 o’clock the attack came, and there began the tremendous sacrifices which the Marine Corps gladly suffered that the German fighters might be

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“Sergeant Daly read the order quickly, then glanced along the line of the dug-in platoon. He stood up and made a forward motion to his men. There was slight hesitation. Who in the hell could blame them? Machine gun and rifle bullets were kicking up the dirt, closer and

“Sergeant Daly read the order quickly, then glanced along the line of the dug-in platoon.  He stood up and made a forward motion to his men.  There was slight hesitation.  Who in the hell could blame them?  Machine gun and rifle bullets were kicking up the dirt, closer and
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Belleau Wood was a jungle, its every rocky formation containing a German machine-gun nest, almost impossible to reach by artillery or grenade fire. There was only one way to wipe out these nests - by the bayonet… - And by this method were they wiped out, for United States

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Battle of Belleau Wood - It was thick with Prussian troopers, it was foul with German guns; Every tree that cast a shadow was a sheltering place for Huns. Death was guarding every roadway, death was watching every field, And behind each rise of terrain was a rapid-fire concealed

Battle of Belleau Wood
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It was thick with Prussian troopers, it was foul with German guns;
Every tree that cast a shadow was a sheltering place for Huns.
Death was guarding every roadway, death was watching every field,
And behind each rise of terrain was a rapid-fire concealed
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“The Navy Cross is presented to Andrew Kramer Axton, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Company I, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Bois de Belleau, France, June 6, 1918. - Private Axton was conspicuous for

“The Navy Cross is presented to Andrew Kramer Axton, Private, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Company I, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action in the Bois de Belleau, France, June 6, 1918. 
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Private Axton was conspicuous for
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#Mk19Monday…Patrol base 7171, 2010 - Spent quite sometime yesterday looking at this photo. It took me right back to sitting on that ammo can or leaning against those sandbags. Looking for enemy activity. Letting my mind wonder to unrestricted places. Having one of the 4 stray

#Mk19Monday…Patrol base 7171, 2010
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Spent quite sometime yesterday looking at this photo. It took me right back to sitting on that ammo can or leaning against those sandbags. Looking for enemy activity. Letting my mind wonder to unrestricted places. Having one of the 4 stray
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#M203Monday…Specialist Kingsley (L), of 2nd Platoon, Baker Company, 2-12 Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fires on enemy positions as Private First Class Kicklighter (R) ducks behind his M249 during a firefight in the village of Lanyal in the

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#240Tuesday…another one from 2/1 Ghost Guns in the Philippines. I didn’t need to add music because it was already provided!

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In a play on Eliade's famous book title, I humbly present to you the Unclean "Profane Description of the Sacred". As far as I can tell. I pray that you all are well, this day, making your mark for others to follow.