PVLD Adult Services Blog

250 veterans gathered today at the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.  HBO and a nonprofit group brought the veterans to Washington to mark the premiere of a 10-part series called “The Pacific.”  It begins Sunday and focuses on the lives of Marines fighting the Japanese.

“The Pacific” is primarily based on two memoirs: With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa, by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow, by Robert Leckie.  The series will tell the stories of the two authors and John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal.