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One Marine tells his story to shed light on whether a small island in the Pacific was worth the 5,000 lives it took to take it.
Like many other young men of his generation, after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Aldo Giannini joined the Marines with little idea of what lay ahead. After training, he was quickly deployed overseas and fought in the bloody Battle of Tarawa, surviving with a shrapnel injury and the haunting memory of witnessing the loss of 3,250 U.S. lives. He went on to fight in other battles and returned home after 3 intense years of service. Nearly eight decades later, he still questions if winning the island was worth the price.
$8,000
January 1, 2014
El Dorado Films
1 person
Aldo Giannini
Aldo Giannini
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