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	U.S. 2nd Marine Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The U.S. 2nd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground-force component of the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
		The 2d and 8th Marines (reinforced by other units of the 2d Marine Division) were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (US) while attached to the 1st Marine Division from 7 August and 4 November 1942, respectively, for the Guadalcanal operation.
		The 2d Marine Division was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, 20–24 November 1943.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_2nd_Marine_Division (298 words)

	United States Marine Corps - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Marine Corps has a reputation for being a fierce and effective fighting force, and is famous for the fact that US Marines have never in their entire history resorted to a full, large-scale retreat (although the Chosin Reservoir combat of 1951 was a fighting withdrawal).
		Marine Generals Peter Pace (Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and James L. Jones (Commander in Chief of the United States European Command; NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; and a former Commandant of the Marine Corps) are Marines who are currently senior in time in grade to the Commandant.
		In World War I, the battle-tested, veteran Marines served a central role in the US entry into the conflict, and at the Battle of Belleau Wood, Marine units were in the front, winning the Marines a reputation as the "First to Fight".
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /u/un/united_states_marine_corps.html (2168 words)

	Encyclopedia: US 2nd Marine Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 2d Marine Division (Headquarters) participated in authorized operations and engagements in the Pacific Theater of Operations: The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) is the term used in the United States for all military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it, in World War II.
		The 2d and 8th Marines (reinforced by other units of the 2d Marine Division) were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation while attached to the 1st Marine Division from 7 August and 4 November 1942, respectively, for the Guadalcanal operation.
		As of 2005, the 2nd Division comprises 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/US-2nd-Marine-Division (1436 words)

	Guardian \| US troops uncover bunker network in Iraq
		The US 2nd Marine Division, backed by Iraqi soldiers, has been sweeping through Anbar in an effort to disrupt the communications and supply lines of an insurgency that has claimed more than 820 lives in the past five weeks.
		It hid the entrance to what a marine spokesman, said was possibly the largest underground insurgent hideout to be found in the past two years.
		US and Iraqi forces claimed another success in the northern city of Mosul when, after a brief battle, they captured Mullah Mahdi, nicknamed the Prince of Princes, with five other suspected members of Ansar al-Sunna, a group which has claimed responsibility for some of the bloodiest bombings.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5208901-103550,00.html (597 words)

	2d Marine Division
		The 2d Marine Division is the ground combat element of II MEF.
		In World War II, elements of the division served in Iceland, in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and on Samoa, then the full division in the Guadalcanal campaign, followed by the bloody assault of Tarawa for which it was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation, and on to Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa.
		In the liberation of Kuwait, the 2d Marine Division attacked approximately 25 kilometers to the northwest of the 1st Marine Division.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usmc/2mardiv.htm (537 words)

	2nd Marine Division assumes control of Al Anbar province
		Although this is the first time in years the 2nd Marine Division headquarters has been fully forward deployed, the unit's leadership is confident that the transition from the 1st Marine Division to the 2nd Marine Division will be very smooth due to the experience gained on prior deployments into volatile environments.
		There the Marines forged their skills in the cramped streets of Port-au-Prince applying many of the same techniques being used here in house-to-house security operations.
		Many of the units currently deployed with the Tarawa Division have previously conducted similar operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan and are veterans of this type of counter-insurgency operations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2005/03/mil-050321-usmc03.htm (462 words)

	U.S. 2nd Marine Division -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The U.S. 2nd Marine Division is a ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum) division of the (An amphibious division of the United States Navy) United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground-force component of the II Marine Expeditionary Force.
		The (A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces) Battle of Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands campaign — 4 January to 8 February 1943.
		U.S. 2nd Marine Regiment ((An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot) infantry)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/u/u.s._2nd_marine_division1.htm (380 words)

	Fatalities List Since May 1st
		Both Marines were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, their unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
		Two Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed in action by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against the enemy in the vicinity of Ar Rutbah Oct. 17.
		A Marine assigned to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in action yesterday by small-arms fire during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
	www.antiwar.com /casualties/list.php (11177 words)

	Battle of Rennell Island
		At the end of January 1943, the Japanese were preparing to evacuate Guadalcanal, but the Americans misinterpreted the increased ship traffic as preparation for another offensive.
		Admiral William Halsey decided to send in no less than five task forces to cover the relief of the US 2nd Marine Division.
		Task Force 18, under Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen, and consisting of two escort carriers, three heavy cruisers, three light cruisers, and eight destroyers was ordered to provide air support for the relief transports.
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/b/ba/battle_of_rennell_island.html (387 words)

	IslamWeb - Iraqi Policemen Killed in Carâ€“Bomb Explosion
		The US 2nd Marine Division said the bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in the east of the city, which lies 110km west of Baghdad.
		US commanders say this shows fighters are finding it harder to attack targets such as police stations and military bases.
		The US military says better control must be gained of the strife-torn country before any major US troop withdrawal.
	www.islamweb.net /ver2/engblue/article.php?lang=E&id=83930 (291 words)

	Operation Galvanic (1): The Battle for Tarawa November 1943
		Fortunately, a series of US attacks in the Solomon Islands had caused the Japanese to divert forces to counter what they perceived to be a developing threat to their major base at Rabaul, which included naval assets from the Marshall Islands.
		The Marines settled into defensive positions for the night and were subjected to two counterattacks, the first starting at 19.30 with a small group of around fifty Japanese probing the front of 1/6, a move that developed into a fierce hand-to-hand fight.
		Despite the errors and omissions, the US Marines had captured the island after 76 hours of some of the most violent and savage fighting of the Pacific War and the battle validated the concept of amphibious assault while providing important lessons for improving the conduct of future operations.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_tarawa.html (6130 words)

	Official Website for Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Former Marine Sgt. Robert L. Elliot, a former School of Infantry instructor, has become a permanent fixture in San Clemente with his image immortalized in a Bronze monument.
		Elliot was chosen to have a monument made in his likeness to represent the Marine Corps.
		The monument named The Marine Monument was unveiled Saturday for hundreds of curious residents to see.
	www.cpp.usmc.mil (424 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Obituaries -- Michael Witowich, 85; 2nd Marine Division boxing champ
		Witowich left the Marine Corps as a sergeant after the war, the severe rib injuries he suffered on the island of Tinian precluded a future in boxing.
		Witowich, who became a lay chaplain for the 2nd Marine Division Association after leaving the military, died May 24 at San Diego Hospice.
		Witowich served a term as president of the California division of the 2nd Marine Division Association and operated a produce business in Los Angeles.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/obituaries/20050607-9999-1m7witowich.html (744 words)

	Marine Corps Bases Japan Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Six Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group spent a day cheering and competing in events at the Suginoko Nursery School's Undou-Kai, or sports day.
		The 3rd Force Service Support Group was formally re-designated as 3rd Marine Logistics Group during a ceremony in front of the Group headquarters Oct. 31.
		The Okinawa Marine is published by Marine Corps Community Services under exclusive written contract with Marine Corps Base, Camp S.D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan.
	www.okinawa.usmc.mil (587 words)

	Games Depot
		Assaulting the island would be the US 2nd Marine Division.
		Under the meager protection of the sea wall, Marines gathered courage and began the deadly move inland.
		The blood of the 2nd Division Marines left the sand tinged bronze with it.
	www.wargamer.com /gamesdepot/details.asp?sid=3324 (242 words)

	Marine Corps History, 2nd Marine Division, Vol. II
		Volume II continues the history of the 2nd Marine Division, written by Art Sharp, former "Follow Me" editor.
		Features Second Marine Division Association history and information, past presidents, past reunions, Second Marine Division Lineage, Unit Citation, Medal of Honor recipients, Distinguished Service Award recipients, special feature stories written by Second Marine Division members, biographies and an association roster.
		Included are one of a kind photos of the division's training at Hawaii, New Zealand and Saipan, plus the post war years of 1946-1949 in Camp Lejeune.
	www.militarybooks.com /detail.aspx?ID=348 (159 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com Saddam Hussein would be tried on 12 of a possible 500 charges
		The US 2nd Marine Division, backed by Iraqi soldiers, has been sweeping through Anbar in an effort to disrupt the communications and supply lines of an insurgency that has claimed more than 820 lives in the past five weeks, reports the Guardians Unlimited.
		Hussein, who ruled Iraq from 1979 until his ouster by U.S. forces in April 2003, has been held at an undisclosed facility since he was captured eight months after the fall of his government.
		U.S. job growth turned sluggish last month but was good enough to help nudge down the nation`s unemployment rate to the lowest level since September 2001 More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/06/06/60155.html (1694 words)

	2nd Marine Division discovers underground insurgent lair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Marines and Soldiers attached to 2nd Marine Division, conducts counter-insurgency operations with Iraqi Security Forces to isolate and neutralize Anti-Iraqi Forces.
		CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, AR RAMADI, Iraq -- The 2nd Marine Division, backed by Iraqi Security forces, uncovered what is possibly the largest series of insurgent weapons caches found this year in the Al Anbar Province.
		The Marines are continuing to exploit the current site for information and will destroy all weapons and munitions through controlled detonation.
	dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/10_23/national_news/35337-1.html (582 words)

	The Military Outpost
		STEEL CURTAIN Five Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed today during a firefight while conducting Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq, military officials reported.
		Some have called for the US Navy to be more active in pursuing the pirates of Somalia especially based on the recent cruise ship attack.
		However, even the US Navy has limited assets, and most of them are being used for activities deemed to be higher priority than piracy patrol work off Somalia (which...is not on a sea lane of vital interest to the US).
	www.lt-smash.us (4858 words)

	Iran Maritime
		US Marine, 17 insurgents dead in west Iraq assault
		BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 17 insurgents as they swept through a town on the Syrian border and one U.S. Marine was killed, the milit...
		US lawmakers mull conditionalities of nuke treaty with India
	www.iranmaritime.com (558 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 295 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The US 2nd Marine Division said the bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in the east of the city, 68 miles west of Baghdad, at around 7 p.m.
		Earlier five Iraqi cleaning ladies working on a US base southeast of Baghdad were killed when their car came under gunfire, an interior ministry source said yesterday.
		Gunmen travelling in a vehicle opened fire on the women in the Mashtal neighbourhood, east of the capital, on Thursday at 3:00 pm (1200 GMT), said the source, who asked not to be identified.
	www.thedailystar.net /2005/03/26/d50326011614.htm (653 words)

	United States Marine Corps - Image Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Both are assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion-2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward).
		Stephen T. Johnson, Commanding General, II Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD) addresses the Chaplain Corps during the ceremony, explaining the importance of their mission here Nov. 14.
		Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Michael W. Hagee congratulates Capt. Christopher J. Bronzi after presenting him the Leftwich Trophy for Outstanding Leadership during the Marine Corps Association Ground Awards Dinner Oct. 6 in Crystal City, Va.
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/image1.nsf/imagearchive (496 words)

	U.S. Department of Defense Official Website - 11/16/2005 - Final Edition
		The U.S. government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort led by the Pakistani government to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005.
		WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2005 –; The United States stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Australia in Iraq and Afghanistan, where repressive regimes have yielded to democratic governments and freedom, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a commentary that appeared in The Australian on Nov. 16.
		WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2005 — Five Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed today during a firefight while conducting Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.
	www.defenselink.mil (389 words)

	Casualties: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps
		Clark, George B. Treading Softly, the U.S. Marines in China, From the 1840's to the 1940's.
		Marine Security Guard Battalion command chronologies consulted for the period 1971 - 1985.
		Washington: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, US Marine Corps, 1968.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq56-1.htm (1125 words)

	2nd Marine Division - HQ Unit
		The 2d Marine Division is the ground combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.
		The Division is comprised of more than 15,000 enlisted Marines and Sailors and 1,000 officers who form the 2d, 6th and 8th Marine Regiments (infantry), 10th Marine Regiment (artillery), 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Combat Engineer...
		Hello I served in the corp from 1986-1990 and I am looking for friends that I served with at 3rd btn 4th marines or 3rd btn 8th marines or 1st btn...
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,500391,00.html (317 words)

	United States Marine Corps - Official Website - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Marine Corps News story by Capt. Jeffrey S. Pool
		Marine Corps News story by Capt. Patrick B. Kerr
		Marine Corps News story by Lance Cpl. Wayne Edmiston
	www.usmc.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/news (100 words)

	SABCnews.com - world/the_middle_east
		In the deadlier attack, a suicide bomber blew up his car at a checkpoint in Ramadi last evening, killing 11 Iraqi special police commandos and wounding nine police, two US soldiers and three civilians, the US military said.
		The US 2nd Marine Division said the bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint in the east of the city, 110km west of Baghdad, at around 7pm.
		"These terrorist attacks will not deter the soldiers and Marines from accomplishing their mission," said Joe McMenamin, a brigadier general, assistant commander of the 2nd Marine Division.
	www.sabcnews.com /world/the_middle_east/0,2172,100755,00.html (350 words)

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