Hugging the Ground While the Bullets Sing. "Hug the Dirt, Mates, or You'll Get Your Back Scratched." Yankee invaders belly flop into the sands of Leyte Island's beaches, after rushing ashore from the landing barges of a Coast Guard-manned invasion transport at the height of the beachhead battle in the central Philippines. Jap snipers and machine gunners poured it at 'em as they hit the shore. In the background, a pair of LSMS have been seen strafed.

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Keywords: 17-a2-199, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg