With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa

1st Marine American ammo amtrac army artillery asked attack battalion battle beach began buddy called campaign carried casualties combat commander coral cover dead deck didn't Division draw enemy face feet felt field fighting finally fire foxhole front gear grenades ground gunner guys hand head heard heavy held hell helmet Higgins boats infantry island Japanese killed knew landing light looked machine gun Marine Corps Marine Division mortar moved never night officer Okinawa orders pack passed Pavuvu Peleliu position pulled rain rations rear regiment replacements returned ridge rifle road rock seemed shells ship shot side slope Snafu soldiers sound started stopped stretcher tanks thing thought told took troops turned unit veteran watch weapons wounded yards yelled