Makin Island’s seven months at sea in the Indo-Pacific allowed sailors and Marines ... that took elements of the ARG from Timor-Leste to South Korea, to Sri Lanka. “When you combine the ...

The night of August 17, when the Marines landed on Makin Island, was dark and rainy ... Private James Hawkins of South Gate, Calif, has a fearsome red beard. He met eight Japs, killed three ...