The First Marine Division forged a ferocious struggle with the Japanese at Peleliu. It would take 74 days and cost 10,000 American lives but the blood and courage of this small band of heroes would ultimately break the back of the enemy.

Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, helped lead the charge into Iraq's most dangerous city in 2004. Battling in the bloodiest, most sustained house-to-house urban combat American soldiers had seen since Vietnam would prove costly for the men.