Don Basilone was 12 years old when his older brother, John, went off to fight in World War II. John, 23, had enlisted in the Marines in 1940 and eventually was shipped off to fight the Japanese in the Pacific. During the bloody battle of Guadalcanal, Gunnery Sgt. Basilone held off 3,000 Japanese troops after his 16-member unit was reduced to two men.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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