WW2 Battlefield • Guadalcanal • from the Air Today
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Aerial imagery in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 5, 2017. Aug. 7, 2017 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Guadalcanal, codenamed Operation Watchtower. The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Jason W. Fudge)