American strategic options for ending the war against Japan in 1945 offered a choice of horrible possibilities.

Although the Washington Naval Conference concluded nearly two decades before the attack on Pearl Habor, its outcome shaped the course of World War II in the Pacific between the United States and Japan.

Reconnaissance Marines visit exhibits and get a behind-the-scenes tour of WWII artifacts. 

The National WWII Museum in New Orleans presents WWII veteran Richard Greer with Silver Service Medallion in Guadalcanal on May 4, 2011, for his service in the Battle of Guadalcanal.

To celebrate the end of the war and the journey back to the United States, US Navy ships often flew long pennants to commemorate their time overseas.