Story in the Public SquareRemembering the impacts of a tropical cyclone at Camp Fuji with Chas Henry
Season 18
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On October 19, 1979, a massive tropical cyclone struck Japan and the Marines stationed at Camp Fuji. Retired Marine and journalist Chas Henry recounts the ensuing firestorm that swept the island, killing 13 Marines and wounding more than 70 others.
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