It's Sunday in the states, as the invasion proceeds past the initial beach heads and word of events that have been unfolding starts to get back to the mainland.
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It wasn't exactly a great day for many Marines.
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Library of Congress
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Marine General Holland "Howling Mad" Smith confers with officers on Guam's shore.
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