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Raider Web Sites Rated Amongst Highest WWII Sites
By Google PageRank System

The U.S. Marine Raider Association (USMRA) web site is rated fourth of all their rated WWII sites (total of 1021 as of 7/7/04), as determined by their PageRate system. In ranking of the the first 21 sites five deal with Raiders. (See Google PageRate table below). The USMRA site is outranked by the Iwo Jima site, WWII Hyperwar site and War in the Pacific, The US Marines in WWII. The Google PageRank system is explained in detail below.

(We are sure that Google will excuse our display of their PageRank information, as it expresses our pride in the exceptionally high rating the Marine Raiders of WWII have Received. The PageRank Information May be seen at: http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/
Government/Military/Marine_Corps/Veterans/WWII/
)

  Iwo Jima http://www.iwojima.com/
Links, information, and pictures of the flag raisers.
  Hyperwar: WW II on the WWW. http://metalab.unc.edu/hyperwar/index.html
Comprehensive study of WWII.
  War in the Pacific, The US Marines in WWII http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/6991/usmc.htm
Features key battles fought in defense of the USA in the Pacific Theater.
  U.S.Marine Raider Association http://www.usmarineraiders.org/
Marine Raider Assn of WWII.
  WWII Marine Corps Raider Units http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/wwii/facts/mcraider.txt
The famous Marine raider battalions of WWII!
  Art's Iwo Jima Flag History http://members.aol.com/iwoart/index.html
Explanation of the Iwo Jima flags.
  A Marine Diary: My Experiences On Guadalcanal http://www.gnt.net/~jrube/index2.html
An eyewitness account of the Battle of Guadalcanal. GuestBook w/much information on those who fought there.
  World War Two on the Web http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2691/welcome.htm
WW II information of interest to the collector, historian, and researchers.
  Japanese Propaganda Post Cards WW II http://www.cccyclery.com/japan/
  Iwo Jima http://www.angelfire.com/wa/redwoodsigns/iwojima.html
Operations by Marines on the island of Iwo Jima in February of 1945!
  The Defense Of Wake http://metalab.unc.edu/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Wake.html
Historical monograph.
  Iwo Jima Tribute http://www.WeathersDesign.com/IwoJima.htm
Created as a tribute to the soldiers who fought and died on Iwo Jima. Nice sound effects and photos.
  Don Langer's USMC & WW II http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/9233/Page5usmc.html
WebPage by Don Langer, Marine veteran of Guadalcanal; stories on this webpage witnessed by this Marine firsthand.
  Archie Smallwood and the Marine Raiders http://www.danielpublishing.com/books/suppl/ludwig.html
The fictional story of a company commander of LtCol Evans F. Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion.
  The Makin Raid http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dickg/carlsonraidersexecuted.html
The story of the nine Marines left on Makin and captured by the Japanese in 1942, later executed and buried on Kwajalein atoll.
  The Man We Left Behind http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/gunnyg/themanweleftbehind.html
The story of Sgt Bill Genaust USMC, a combat photographer killed in action on Iwo Jima.
  The Gunnery Sergeant John "Manila" Basilone U.S. Postage Stamp Campaign http://www.johnbasilonestampcampaign.com/
Postage stamp campaign in honor of the only Marine in World War II to receive the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Features petition, resolutions and legislation, and endorsements.
  The Sun Stood Still http://www.gnt.com/~jrube/goettge.htm
The story of Col. Frank Goettge and the famous Goettge patrol of 1942 on Guadalcanal.
  Tarawa on the Web http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/quarters/5820
The assault of the 2nd Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll.
  Guadalcanal Journal http://www.erols.com/jd55
One Marine's account of life and death on an island called Guadalcanal.
  Ahoy Marine! http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dickg/vignettes9.html
The ddventures of Richard Roberts, USMC in the Pacific in WWII.
  Once A Legend http://www.opengroup.com/hjbooks/089/089141732X.shtml
The story of Col. Red Mike Edson of the 1st Raider Battalion, USMC.
  The Day Bataan Fell http://network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=54364&messageid=955367929&score=5
A story by Richard Keech.
  Sgt Dennis' Guadalcanal Diary! http://network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=54364&messageid=955555923
Sgt Dennis, USMC (now deceased) was a Marine on Guadalcanal during WWII. Diary was secured from Dennis' son by Mr. Peter Flahavian of Australia.

(Google's Explanation Of PageRank)
PageRank Defined:

Web Pages Ordered by PageRank

Unlike other directories that can only list web pages alphabetically regardless of how good they are, the web pages in the Google directory are ordered according to Google's patented PageRank™ technology. This means that the most relevant and highly-regarded sites on any topic are listed first ... not buried deep within a list of other pages. You can read more about PageRank and how it works by clicking here.

What do the horizontal green bars mean?

The green ratings bars are a measure of the importance of a web page, as determined by Google's patented PageRank technology. These PageRank bars tell you at a glance whether other people on the web consider a page to be a high-quality site worth checking out. Google itself does not evaluate or endorse websites. Rather, we measure what others on the web feel is important enough to deserve a link. And because Google does not accept payment for placement within our results, the information you see when you conduct a search is based on totally objective criteria

Google runs on a unique combination of advanced hardware and software. The speed you experience can be attributed in part to the efficiency of our search algorithm and partly to the thousands of low cost PC's we've networked together to create a superfast search engine. The heart of our software is PageRank™, a system for ranking web pages developed by our founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University. And while we have dozens of engineers working to improve every aspect of Google on a daily basis, PageRank continues to provide the basis for all of our web search tools.

PageRank Explained

PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important."Important, high-quality sites receive a higher PageRank, which Google remembers each time it conducts a search. Of course, important pages mean nothing to you if they don't match your query. So, Google combines PageRank with sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that are both important and relevant to your search. Google goes far beyond the number of times a term appears on a page and examines all aspects of the page's content (and the content of the pages linking to it) to determine if it's a good match for your query.

Integrity

Google's complex, automated methods make human tampering with our results extremely difficult. And though we do run relevant ads above and next to our results, Google does not sell placement within the results themselves (i.e., no one can buy a higher PageRank). A Google search is an easy, honest and objective way to find high-quality websites with information relevant to your search.

 

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Jack Mullikin of B company 1st Marine Raider Battalion
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"Buck" Stidham Honored
Christening of Northrop Grumman-Built USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
Detailed Summary of Raider History
Carlson Exhibit at University of South Carolina
Sir Jacob Vouza
(Thanks to Dan Marsh's Raider Page): Karen Carlson Loving's Recent Activities & recent visit to china to obtain information
on her grandfather's historic activities
ALSO: U. S. China Embassy Anounces Karen's China Visit & Details of Karen's search for information of grandfather Brigadier General
Carlson's China activities (PDF)
USMC desktop wallpapers
Before You Go: To All Our Brothers in Arms Who With Us 60 Years Ago Saved Our Way

Jeff Edwards says it all in "The Wrong Army"

A Personal View of the Guadalcanal Long Patrol
Raider Cleary's plaque to be placed on USS Makin Island
Martial Arts Center of Excellence
Named Raider Hall
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Book Review "Images of America - Camp Pendleton" by Colonel Thomas O'Hara USMCR (ret)
Raiders dedicate monument on Kwajalein to executed raiders
Seven Marine Raiders honored by United States Air Force Academy
Dedication Ceremony of the Sgt. Clyde Thomason Amphibious Skills Training Facility
Ships Named for U.S. Marine and Navy Medical Raider Heroes
Discussion Forum
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Henderson Field Now Honiara International Airport

Book: Real Blood! Real Guts! (by James Gleason)

Marines Name Martial Arts Hall, Raider Hall
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