With The Marines at Tarawa

Documentary short film (Oscar Winner 1945) depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.

Category:

• Documentary

Starring:

• Alexander Bonnyman Jr.
• John Borich
• Merritt A. Edson
• H.W. Hill
• Harry Niehoff
• David M. Shoup
• Holland M. Smith
• Julian C. Smith
• William Lundigan

Directed by:

• Louis Hayward

Tags:

• With
• the
• Marines
• at
• Tarawa
• 1944

[Tadicuslegion78]

the greatest generation, yet after them their kids, grandkids and for some great grandkids get called murders. war criminals. imperial stooges, all while trying to keep those same A-holes back home safe....obiviously we forgot big time while these men never will

[aaronious2005]

This is so sad.  Why do we fight wars?

[1mikecarney]

DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THE DEAD JAPANESE GUYS FACE AT 5:41??? (when the planes are flying by, watch the lower right hand corner of the screen...) I've watched this in slo-mo 100x, and am convinced that is a dead guys face, who probably died during bombardment or something. please, someone tell me i'm not crazy

[bargunner18]

@JedediahSmith1 Yes, i never said that he was'nt

[JedediahSmith1]

@bargunner18 If I'm not mistaken, Basilone was on the War Bond tour stateside at the time of Tarawa

[bargunner18]

@theBROWNbanditP Basilone was with the 5th MARDIV on Iwo the 6th was never at Iwo.

[theBROWNbanditP]

@TheFlowerchimp That looks nothing like Basilone. You have a crush after watching The Pacific. This took place after Guadalcanal. Besides, if you knew anything about Basilone you would know he fought in the 6th, not the 2nd, which it clearly says at the beginning. Basilone was back in the states knee-deep in pussy on a war bond tour. He wouldn't return to battle until D-Day of Iwo, and after playing a critical role in the invasion, was KIA from shrapnel. Semper Fi

[michaelmaconald2861]

@zig408 sure why not?

[zig408]

can i put my penis in it?

[TheFlowerchimp]

Im sure at the scene where the Marines are drinking the captured Japanese Water the Marine on the far right of the scene handing a cup of water is John Basilone who went on to be awarded the Congretional Medal of Honour for actions on Guadalcanal.

[mocksession]

Our grandfathers gave their lives so that our young hardass women could take over and run our country today. What a total waste!

[Gottglaeubigkeit]

@aaronious2005 for the powers that be for the new world order.