[Hootowl99]

I think Tarawa was a nightmare as you described. The real meat grinder though was Peleliu.

[Jack Hammer]

Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.... ALL meat grinders. Let’s be equally thankful we WEREN’T there, and live in awe and reverence for those who were.