Tom Clements of Bishop called to remind us that it was on this day (August 7) in 1942 that the First Division of the Marine usmc-tulagiCorps invaded the Japanese on the island of Tulagi in Guadalcanal. It was the start of the defeat of the Japanese in World War II. Tom won 4 purple hearts all told, and noted that sometimes people forget about World War II. Tom, we won’t forget. Thank You.

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