This was the first time that the Marines of the two nations had fought side by side since the defense of the Peking Legations in 1900. Let it be said that the admiration of all ranks of 41 Commando for their brothers in arms was and is unbounded. They fought like tigers and their morale [...]

During my last year in the Marine Corps, I had the pleasure of being stationed in Okinawa, Japan with MWCS-18. While there, I was engulfed into a culture very different to where I had come from, and from such, built up an appreciation for the cultural differences between the U.S. and Japan.

“Compassion in war is when you shoot somebody, you hope the fella doesn’t feel any pain. Or if he does, that it doesn’t last too long.” – Antonio Pierro – WWI Veteran