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February 6, 2012 2:20 pm

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The aftermath of a banzai attack…in Alaska. Yes, it happened. Read about the Aleutian Island Campaign. While most of the Allied troops in the Pacific fought in a tropical environment, these unlucky few had to fight off cold, snow, sleet, trench foot, mud, and banzai attacks springing out of the mist.

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