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# 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/1st-to-fight-pacific-war-marines-guklr5/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:18:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:02:58.000Z
- Description: This film documents the experiences of 1st Marine Division veterans who fought in WWII.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines, #ZZZ_Movie_79a35caa-96d3-44d0-a332-20830b8825ab, #movie, #ZZZ_Show_7f8293ad-8113-4bc1-90a9-83fbb0b8e30a, #v1.12

On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942, the famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning point of WWII. 1ST TO FIGHT: PACIFIC WAR MARINES, narrated by actor Jon Seda, documents the experiences of 1st Marine Division veterans who took part in the historic fight.