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Island of heroes

For the last few days, the islands of Saipan and Tinian have been visited by returning veterans from World War II. Their welcome is in stark contrast to the reception they received on the beaches of Chalan Kanoa 60 years ago.

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The Japanese flight to the countryside

After the war the United States Air Force conducted an evaluation of their air attacks on Japan to access the accuracy and destructiveness of the bombing effort and in July 1946, issued a “Strategic Bombing Survey.”

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‘Tokyo Rose’: The Pacific’s most infamous radio disc jockey

During Saipan’s warm tropical evenings in 1944 -’45, between 6 and 7:15 P.M., many of American servicemen and women in the Marianas and elsewhere in the Pacific would tune their Halicrafter’s short wave radio frequencies to pick up broadcasts from Radio Tokyo’s powerful...

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‘House’s proposal will help seaport’

The Commonwealth Ports Authority assured that non-harbor revenue generation would increase and other services would be forthcoming once the Saipan Seaport is approved to use public lands adjacent to the harbor.

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Island of heroes

The Japanese flight to the countryside

‘Tokyo Rose’: The Pacific’s most infamous radio disc jockey

‘House’s proposal will help seaport’

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