Feb 05 , 2026
John Basilone stood alone on the razor-thin ridge of Henderson Field, bullets slicing the humid air like angry wasps. His machine gun sputtered fire—round after round—tearing through a relentless w...
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Feb 01 , 2026
John Basilone stood alone, the jungle turned to hell around him. The deafening rattle of Japanese machine guns hammered like thunder, bullets ripping the night air. His twin .30 caliber machine gun...
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Jan 28 , 2026
John Basilone stood alone, the island’s night choking in gunfire and blood. Surrounded by waves of enemy soldiers, his machine gun sang a deadly song—one that held a tide back long enough to save h...
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Jan 27 , 2026
John Basilone stood his ground amid a hailstorm of bullets and explosions, the air thick with smoke and the anguished cry of combat. Wave after wave of Japanese soldiers crashed against his positio...
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Jan 24 , 2026
John Basilone stood alone in the hellfire of Guadalcanal, ammo belts feeding into his machine gun like lifeblood. Around him, Marines fell dead or dying. The night air was thick with bullets and sm...
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Jan 22 , 2026
John Basilone stood alone, his M1919 machine gun tearing through a wave of enemy soldiers. The night air choked with smoke and the stench of blood, but he held his ground — a red blaze amid the cha...
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