photo source: marinecorpstimes.com
In 1985-86 and 1987 I served in the USMC on Camp Schwab Okinawa. The article link below tells about Pfc. Albert Schwab, one of the many Marines who died taking the island in 1945. I actually splashed and landed on the beaches of Okinawa April 1, 1986. As we came to shore in our Amphibious Assault Vehicles it made me think how different it was April 1,1945 as the first waves of Marines hit those hostile beaches under withering fire!
As the article states, "We have a lot of heroes in the Marine Corps, but the fact that this camp [Camp Schwab]is named after Schwab is especially important to us."
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/19892/schwab-marines-honor-camp-namesake-with-memorial-ceremony-okinawa
