Photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hollerud | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. service members render a salute and other attendees stand with honor during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II conflict fought from Sept. 15 to Nov. 27, 1944, where U.S. forces endured intense combat to secure the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hollerud | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. Marines with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific; Koa Moana 24; and Marine Corps Engineer Detachment Palau 24.2 render a salute during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II conflict fought from Sept. 15 to Nov. 27,......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Randel Metzinger, left, a band officer with the III Marine Expeditionary Group Band, conducts the band during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and supported by Koa Moana 24, paid tribute to the Battle of......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeremy Smith, the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Command Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, salutes the remains of World War II U.S. service members during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
Distinguished Visitors attend the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and supported by Koa Moana 24, paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II conflict fought from Sept. 15 to Nov. 27, 1944, where U.S. forces......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Ambassador Joel Ehrendreich, speaks during the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and supported by Koa Moana 24, paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World War II conflict......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeremy Smith , the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Command Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, carries the remains of World War II U.S. service members during the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.15.2024
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Shipley, deputy commander of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks during the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu ceremony as part of exercise Koa Moana 24, at Peleliu, Republic of Palau, Sept. 15, 2024. The ceremony, led and planned by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and supported by Koa Moana 24, paid tribute to the Battle of Peleliu, a pivotal World......