For a speech assignment on Feb. 18,2026. The assignment was supposed to be 8-10. But Eli set a record of 26 min. And he even forgot two of his topics. This is his full speech outline of only 374 words. Blue is the topic he talked about. Orange is the topic he removed, green is the stuff he slightly mentioned, and yellow was the topic he was supposed to do. White is for stuff that was on there for Eli to remember to say.

So what is the Pacific War? What happened and what were some things that happened? Today we will try to figure that out. From early war, then mid war and finally late war and the specific parts of those sections.

Point one.

Colin P. Kelly, just finished his run on the Japanese light cruiser ship Natori. Scoring 1 near miss that damaged it. But on the run back they were hit and Colin Kelly held onto the controls sacrificing his life for his crew. (Doolittle Raid) (Makin Atoll raid) (Wake Island defense including the 98 rock) japanese vs us ship names. From Makin to Bouganville, marine raiders. This shows that we were striking back even though we were on the backfoot.

Mid war.

Peliliu, PBY Catalina the Roi Namur explosion. Makin invasion. Marine tactics.The US submarines.This shows the desperation of the Japanese against us.

Late war.

Saipan Banzai charge. The Japanese counterattack that was now mounting had in fact been ordered early on the morning of the 6th. At 0600 General Saito had issued his final proclamation:

For more than 20 days since the American Devils attacked, the officers, men, and civilian employees of the Imperial Army and Navy on this island have fought well and bravely. Everywhere they have demonstrated the honor and glory of the Imperial Forces. I expected that every man would do his duty. Heaven has not given us an opportunity. We have not been able to fully utilize the terrain. We have fought in unison up to the present time but now we have no materials with which to fight and our artillery for attack has been completely destroyed. Our comrades have fallen one after another. Despite the bitterness of defeat, we pledge, “Seven lives to repay our country.” As it says in the “SENJINKUM” [Battle Ethics], “I will never suffer the disgrace of being taken alive,” and “I will offer up the courage of my soul and calmly rejoice in living by the eternal principle. Okinawa. 9-10th March fire bombing. Leyte Gulf. US vs Jap ship names (American favored.)