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World War II – Marshall Islands

A "Devil Dog" Respects The "Devil Dogs"

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI11632.JPG]

Microdictyon okamurae

View of the Marine Corps war dog cemetery built in memory of the twenty-five combat trained dogs that lost their lives in the bitter fighting for the liberation of Guam. The dogs acted as sentries, messengers, and scouts along with searching for booby traps and anti-personnel mines. Twenty-four of the animals are buried here

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau [48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07__DI13567.JPG]

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 12, 2006) The brow is ready as the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN 715) pulls into her berth at Pearl Harbor Naval Station following a six-month deployment to the western Pacific. This marked BUFFALO's last Pearl Harbor homecoming, as it is scheduled to transfer to Guam next year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Cynthia Clark (Released)

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Majuro_6-11-12-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Majuro Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands [48-DPA-SOI_K_Majuro_6-11-12-07__DI14609.JPG]

Caulerpa bikinensis

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Palau Islands, Republic of Palau [48-DPA-SOI_K_Palau_6-7-9-07__DI13454.JPG]

Avrainvillea obscura