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Kiska

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A wild-life writer narrates the only recorded incident of the Japanese army invading American soil in the treeless island of Kiska in 1942 but a visit to the place in 2004 does show many signs of old Japanese arms and ammunition. The island has black sand beaches with feet sinking up to the ankles and among the many signs of Japanese invasion is an old submarine, which was bombed by the Allied bombers apart from a lot of rusted guns on the hillside.

Japan, Military aspects, Discovery and exploration, Island arcs, Kiska Island

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A dream born in the wind

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Aelin Peterson, a member of the US Nordic ski team at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, aims to win a medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy. Only two years prior to the 2002 Olympics, Peterson, who lives in the Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska, wasn't skiing at all, despite having a successful career as a junior skier, but decided to take up the sport again in 1999 after competing in a 3-kilometer race for fun.

Strategy & planning, Personal narratives, Interview, Personality profile, Aims and objectives, Peterson, Aelin

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One-third peanut butter sandwich per person per mile

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Ned Rozell describes his experiences of the 1999 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic Ski Race. The racers have to carry all their food with them and it is a real endurance test.

Testing, Physical fitness, Alaska

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