The battle for the Aleutian island was one of the deadliest in the Pacific in terms of the percentage of troops killed. Nearly all the Japanese forces, estimated at about 2,500 soldiers, died with only 28 survivors. About 550 or so U.S. soldiers were killed.
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A Henderson man will throw the first pitch on Memorial Day at the Las Vegas 51s game. The ceremonial pitch will honor the memory of his son, a Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2005.