There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately 13 square kilometres, it is little more than a speck on the map.

Explore the harrowing battle of Peleliu in 1944, where U.S. Marines faced unimaginable conditions in their fight for survival ...

The men of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment describe the ferocious battle for the Island of Peleliu, "an island on fire." In conditions that tested the sanity of each man, 9,000 Marines ...

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- "This was some tough stuff," reflected Vern Shmidt, a 99-year-old Valley veteran who served during the Battle of the Bulge. He was one of a handful of veterans who walked ...