Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
Capt. Benjamin T. Taggart collects sand from White Beach on Peleliu Island April 6. Taggart's grandfather, Cpl. Donald (Mac) Taggart, was one of thousands of Marines with 1st Marine Division who assaulted the beach during the WWII Battle of Peleliu....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
Master Gunnery Sgt. James M. Hunter explores the 1,000 Man Cave April 6 on Peleliu Island. The cave is a series of underground tunnels used by Japanese forces during the Battle of Peleliu....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
Unexploded ordnance can be found in the ground or on display throughout Peleliu Island.
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
Nicole A. Stuart takes a moment to appreciate the Battle of Peleliu Imperial Japanese Army Memorial April 6 on the island. Stuart is a participant at the event....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
The Imperial Japanese Army Memorial on Peleliu Island, located next to the 1st Marine Division Memorial, commemorates the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Peleliu....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
The Imperial Japanese Army Memorial on Peleliu Island, located next to the 1st Marine Division Memorial, commemorates the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Peleliu....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
The Imperial Japanese Army Memorial on Peleliu Island, located next to the 1st Marine Division Memorial, commemorates the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Peleliu....
Photo by Cpl. Juan D. Alfonso | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.06.2008
The Imperial Japanese Army Memorial on Peleliu Island, located next to the 1st Marine Division Memorial, commemorates the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives during the Battle of Peleliu....
