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A few Alaskan veterans of the 10th Mtn. Division tell one of the most captivating stories of World War Two, the liberation of the Apennine Mountains that paved the way for allied victory in Italy January-May 1945.
While Jack and Tom vividly recall setting a fixed ropes course on a sheer rock face to sneak up on a Nazi outpost, Sig is reluctant to remember his part in what became a difficult battle in steep, mountainous terrain. Instead, Sig sings a 10th Mtn. marching song and fondly recalls Italian children chanting "war is over!"
Katie Bausler is producer of Alaskan Veterans Remember, an Alaska public television follow-up to Ken Burn's The War series.
Alaskan WW II 10th Mtn.Veterans Remember fits in with radio programming to accompany week two of The War.
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A few Alaskan veterans of the 10th Mtn. Division tell one of the most captivating stories of World War Two, the liberation of the Apennine Mountains that paved the way for allied victory in Italy January-May 1945. While Jack and Tom vividly recall setting a fixed ropes course on a sheer rock face to sneak up on a Nazi outpost, Sig is reluctant to remember his part in what became a difficult battle in steep, mountainous terrain. Instead, Sig sings a 10th Mtn. marching song and fondly recalls Italian children chanting "war is over!" Katie Bausler is producer of Alaskan Veterans Remember, an Alaska public television follow-up to Ken Burn's The War series. Alaskan WW II 10th Mtn.Veterans Remember fits in with radio programming to accompany week two of The War.
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Alaska Public Radio Network
Alaska News Nightly
Friday, September 27, 2007
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FEBRUARY 19, 1945. D-DAY IN THE BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA IN THE PACIFIC. OVER IN NAZI HELD ITALY, A GROUP OF ELITE ARMY MOUNTAINEERS TRAINED OVER A BRUTAL COLORADO WINTER
ARE ABOUT TO SNEAK UP ON GERMAN SOLDIERS IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. THEIR MISSION: TO TAKE RIVA RIDGE, A NAZI OBSERVATION POST IN THE APPENINE MOUNTAINS.
CULBREATH 1
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Jack Culbreath: Riva Ridge was an abrupt face of rocks, a sheer wall. And I think the German?s felt that we never could assault their- their position there. It was quite steep.
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Jack Culbreath: Uh? 2,000 feet up- up Riva Ridge. And uh? so we were directed to climb Riva Ridge, but we climbed at night, so we had to set uh? pitons in the rocks, the hard rocks there and set a fixed rope climb for the troops to get to the top of Riva Ridge.
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LEAD: WHERE OTHERS FAILED, THE TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION MADE WAY FOR ALLIED VICTORY IN ITALY. MEMBERS WOULD LATER PIONEER THE SKI INDUSTRY AND INNOVATIONS IN OUTDOOR GEAR. JUNEAU, ALASKA IS HOME TO A FEW VETERANS OF THE SKIING AND CLIMBING TROOPS. KATIE BAUSLER TALKED WITH JACK CULBREATH, TOM STEWART AND SIG OLSON.
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OUTRO: KATIE BAUSLER IS THE PRODUCER OF ALASKAN VETERANS REMEMBER, A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS FOLLOWING KEN BURN'S THE WAR ON ALASKA PUBLIC TELEVISION.
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