By Dr. Paul Kengor
November 6, 2009

In anticipation of Veterans Day next week, Dr. Paul Kengor recalls an epic battle that, to this day, is known of by relatively few people. In spite of the battle’s lack of fame, he explains, “Some believe it was the bloodiest battle of World War II.” In “The Forgotten Battle of World War II: Remembering the Aleutian Campaign” (773 words), professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College—Dr. Kengor—marks Veterans Day by commemorating “those who served in some faraway place long ago, many of whom paid that ultimate sacrifice…. On June 3, 1942, the Japanese bombed Dutch Harbor, located at the Aleutian Islands, west of the Alaskan peninsula. Three days later, they landed on the islands of Kiska and Attu, culminating in the only battles of the war fought in North America. Many of the men there went through hell.” “Many of those veterans have now passed away,” Kengor concludes. “The years have slowly faded, with no one calling about the Aleutians. It is about time we remember.”