No Marine Left Behind: More Than Just a Saying

Sgt. Millard Odom, a member of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, was killed in action at the Battle of Tarawa during World War II on Nov. 20, 1943. After retrieving and identifying his remains, Odom was laid to rest in Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, Nov. 20, 2018, 76 years after his death. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Preston Hightower)

[@johncollins7423]

Rest easy Sgt. Odom, we have the watch. Remember all POW/MIAs. UNTIL THEY ALL COME HOME. Semper Fidelis. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OscarNovember1776]

live in peace Marines i hope you find that peace & freedom that you derseve

[@davejacobsen3014]

We all die it is the price for life, question is did we die for great reason or just because our time ran out. Semper Fi Marines May you name be a blessing to America.

[@andrehunter8137]

RIP Brother. Rest Easy. SEMPER FI

[@Semper_Iratus]

Not Forgotten. 🇺🇸

[@macgearalit]

On 20Nov.2018 in Fresno ,Ca. , Marine Sergeant Dwight Wade Randall returned home on the 75th anniversary of his being killed in combat . Marine Corps Sgt. Dwight W. Randall, 22, of Fresno, California, accounted for on September 13, will be buried November 20 in his hometown. In November 1943, Randall was a member of Company C, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands, in an attempt to secure the island. Over several days of intense fighting at Tarawa, approximately 1,000 Marines and Sailors were killed and more than 2,000 were wounded, but the Japanese were virtually annihilated. Randall died on the first day of the battle, Nov. 20, 1943.

[@ghostbear200123]

SEMPER FI ‼️🍻

[@ameeralsaedi6866]

hope they find the bodies

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

I was told by a Marine Officer who was on Koh Tang, the US Govt has permission to go back Spring 2019 to look for possible remains.

[@troyshull9778]

GOD BLESS rest i peace!!!

[@naphtali58]

Thank you very much for the post, Semper Fi and God Bless Amen

[@obriets]

Yesterday, Marines literally took off while their countrymen and allies were left behind in Afghanistan. This is the most shameful thing I’ve ever witnessed from Marines in my life. McKenzie, the commander in Kabul should resign for this disgrace, and please, never tell us again that Marines never leave a man behind. For the sake of the American citizens and allies; the men, women and children left behind, that Marine traditional saying should be banned forever. Don’t get me started on the meaning of semper fi.

[@CGRstudios1]

Are you sure he's was 1stMarDiv? The Marines who landed at Tarawa were from the 2nd

[@RJ-qs6nm]

And servicemembers are still dying in a 17 year long pointless war for no reason

[@dragonfly7116]

I hope we never get left behind my family

[@drinxs505]

I'm a devil pup and that made me cry!good bless!

[@eliasl332]

I can’t understand the reason. It’s not rare for more soldiers to die when they try to recover the bodies. Those extra KIA die for nothing.

[@william14486]

Slow Hand Salute

[@omarllerena4366]

#nomanleftbehind

[@theicequeen32]

Anyone that dislikes this knows nothing of a life of service. God bless the USMC

[@voltarsystems]

Thank you. The streets of heaven are guarded by USA marines.

[@teamwkey9473]

Getting a little dusty in here all of a sudden. God bless our troops 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. 🍻 Marines

[@Mgrboxing]

They why they leave back Fernando Padilla ramirez

[@ZFlyingVLover]

Can female marines help at all in this aspect? I doubt it.

[@truechampoftrance]

RIP SGT Balduf