The battle of Attu

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Attu is an island at the end of the Aleutian chain in Alaska. During World War II, while Alaska was still a US territory, it became the scene of a bloody battle between Japanese and US troops. Zoe Sobel of KUCB in Unalaska has the first of two reports.

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