Stories From The Front

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A Stamp for Gunny Minila John Basilone USMC

Witness to Valor

Dedication of the Fifth Marine Division Cemetery at Iwo Jima

WE ARE THE RAIDER 19

Blood Promotions

Paper written for a Freshman English Class

This is your Flag Talking

A Wee Little Lad

Beyond Valor

Clinton Butler Letter

Crosley Colors Newsletter Article

Lest We Forget

Letters from Japanese General

Looking for Curtis Marsh

Major William H. Kennedy, Jr.

Marines Books

Marines John Basilone Navy Cross Citation

Marsh Silver Star Medal Citation

Major and City Council

Pfc. R. Patcher, Bronze Star Medal

Pvt. Mansel D. Martin's Citation

Response letter to Clinton Butler

Secret Landing Information Sheet

So You Are Going Into Battle

The Death of Manila John Basilone

The End of the End

The Purest Democracy

The Secretary of the Navy

The Worst Job on Iwo Jima

What Happened to the Officers of B Company

Sgt. Ralph Belt

Jay Laycock

June 23

Letter to Chuck Tatum frm John A Butler

Looking for the Iron Okie

PFC Charles William Tatum

Searching for Manila John Basilone

The Tankers

Large Vehicle Targets

For the Rising Sun

Looking for Cpl. Joe Kane

Looking for PFC Whitcomb

Looking For Van

What Happened to Gunnery Sergeant Stanley Kovato

New Verses to the Marine Corps Hymn

Code Name Sixpence

Sulphur Island

The Saga of Doc Marsh

Looking For PFC Stark McCracken

Searching For Corporal Angelos Tremulis

Finding Corporal William Fred Whaley

Iwo Jima Trip Report

Captain Courageous

PFC Edward Joseph Tucker

The August Virtue of His Imperial Majesty

Two Remorse Episodes Behind the Bar at Sugamo, Tokyo

Fighting spirit Iwo Jima

Captain Wachi

The Battle of Iwo Jima

The battle statistics are horrifying.

Stories From The Front