This Must Not Happen Again!

[**The following is in regards to the Battle of Tarawa, during the Pacific Theatre of World War II.**] >A grief-stricken General Smith walked to the beach to view for himself young Marines floating facedown in the lagoon and lying along the blood-splattered beaches. >When American civilians later saw newsreels and photos of rows of Marine corpses floating in the surf, most were horrified. “This Must Not Happen Again!” screamed editorials, and one mother wrote a commander, “You killed my son on Tarawa.” ______________________________ **Source:** Bradley, James, and Ron Powers. “Call of Duty.” *Flags of Our Fathers*. Bantam Dell, a Division of Random House, Inc., 2006. 97. Print. ______________________________ **Further Reading:** [Battle of Tarawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tarawa)