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To: Enlightened1

Tarawa, Peleleu, Iwo..The Marines just didn’t leave anybody alive...435 total from all three.
3000 estimated to the caves.

They were a little more merciful for Guadalcanal, Saipain


232 posted on 09/29/2019 11:18:40 AM PDT by stylin19a (2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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To: stylin19a

Tarawa, Peleleu, Iwo..The Marines just didn’t leave anybody alive...435 total from all three.
3000 estimated to the caves.

They were a little more merciful for Guadalcanal, Saipain

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When I was being trained up as a USMC infantryman, I was taught the Rule of 5 for POWs.

For every enemy we took prisoner, the US Army got another 5 star recreational facility, the US Navy got another 5 gallons of KY Jelly per ship issued and the US Air Force got another 5 tons of air-conditioning per barracks and the Marines lost 5 men off the field of battle to guard the guy.


331 posted on 09/29/2019 5:34:25 PM PDT by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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