camp. I speak only from a personal viewpoint and make no generalizations, but for me, in the final analysis, Peleliu was: thirty days of severe, unrelenting inhuman emotional and physical stress; proof that I could trust and depend completely on the Marine on each side of me and on our leadership; proof that I could use my weapons and equipment efficiently under severe stress; and proof that the critical factor in combat stress is duration of the combat rather than the severity.
