136K views · 2.8K shares | On this day in 1965, Operation Starlite came to an end. It was the first regimental-sized battle of the Vietnam War. Fifty-four American lives were lost in the week-long battle. Before Starlite, the enemy had no appreciation of how the Marines could apply power from the sea. After Starlite, they never again positioned another large unit near the coast. Semper Fidelis, Marines. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook

4.8K views · 113 reactions | Combat footage from the Battle of Balikpapan in July, 1945. Codenamed Operation Oboe, the battle was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area aimed to liberate the Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo (: British Pathé). | World War II History | Facebook

275K views · 5.9K reactions | 53 years ago today, Operation Starlite began — the first major U.S. ground battle of the Vietnam War. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook