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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.
Aldo Giannini: Pacific Theater
Documentary
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War
2014
12
The story of WWII U.S. Marine veteran Aldo Giannini who fought in the infamous Battle of Tarawa. Enduring a shrapnel injury and witnessing a staggering 3,250 U.S. casualties, Aldo reflects on a battle which gained the U.S. very little in the war.