Retired WWII Marine Visits Pacific Battle Site

Posted on Oct 9, 2020

In November 1968, Medal of Honor recipient and retired Marine Gen. David Monroe Shoup returned to the island of Tarawa in the Pacific where he fought during World War II and reflected on the costs of that violent battle.

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