US MARINES

U.S. Marine machine gunner Corporal Leonard Hayworth, 22 years old, weeps upon realizing that he and his men, who have taken heavy casualties, are out of ammunition. “His eyes swung searchingly along the edge of the ridge, then up into the rainy sky. Slow, heavy tears started down across his face.”

When it seemed that … machine-gunner Cpl Hayworth was shattered beyond all hope, a black-jawed, smiling old veteran crawled over … Sitting shoulder to shoulder with the younger man, he calmly told him how they were still holding the line … The grimy old veteran talked a feeble smile back upon the face of the corporal. Tears still streaked his face up under his helmet where the rain could not wash them away, but the Old Marine seemed not to notice. Korea, August 1950.“ (This Is War!)

VIETNAM. 1968. Scene during Operation Pegasus.

Happy 6th Birthday to Terminal Lance!

If you’re curious, the characters here are:

Abe

Garcia

El Burro Blanco

Boot

Chongo & Old Man

Angry Facebook Veteran

Brent

Chesty XIV

The Marine Corps’ Only Thief

Drill Instructor Fetus

U.S. Marines prepare to charge seconds after a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, 1952. The blast was part of Operation Tumbler-Snapper.