Taps for 36 John Doe USMC from Tarawa

[noman]

Thanks for History Flight

http://www.inquisitr.com/2237774/bodies-of-wwii-marines-recovered-36-soldiers-who-died-in-the-battle-of-tarawa-in-1943-to-be-honored/

:flag::iwo::marine:

[noman]

Of all the national news networks only one had this story-for 10 seconds!!!

[yanacek]

This is not surprising. Based on information provided by a friend of mine that was on the preliminary expedition, I published the story of these forgotten men in 2008 on this very website:

http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?66302-The-Forgotten-Dead-On-Tarawa&highlight=Tarawa

[advanced]

It's about time. S/F