The convoy steams out to sea, leaving its harbor somewhere in the Pacific.

Two bare-chested Marines stand on deck as their ship pulls away from a mountainous island. A metal can stands in the center of the deck and a large triangular object covers much of the right side of the image. with the remains of brown paper from a previous mount. Two bare-chested Marines stand on deck as their ship pulls away from a mountainous island. A metal can stands in the center of the deck and a large triangular object covers much of the right side of the image. with the remains of brown paper from a previous mount. Title from typed label affixed to verso. Title continues: "The fellows look at one another with forced (grin) complacency. (Censor Note: outline of hills could be anywhere in the Pacific)." Reeks joined the USMC in 1941 and saw action on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville and Saipan. He was the only official combat artist to land on Iwo Jima with the invasion force and spent thirty days on the island sketching the campaign.