{"id":44894,"date":"2014-09-03T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T22:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/04\/the-relics-of-kiska.html"},"modified":"2014-09-15T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T20:41:20","slug":"the-relics-of-kiska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/09\/03\/the-relics-of-kiska.html","title":{"rendered":"The Relics of Kiska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe one of my great-uncles fought in the Aleutians during WW2, but I don&#39;t recall precisely.  Mom?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/atlas_obscura\/2014\/08\/25\/world_war_ii_relics_on_kiska_island.html?wpisrc=obinsite'><br \/>\n<img style='display:block;' src='https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/wTtRiNHwK87jCUEtRVv57XKBnlizeP4Lolj8ierAOhbQmX__ehVDx1j5hbv_phbLTsSsYCTIQCnFC_lcZtA-BYkf0WU5xJd8HwV7oL-HxZ0Agc9aCo_1wTWbtScSlXmUuIvGlEC4ndz3ITKWYcrz9dZxsMWN-uOcj0Jb4u6eMAo6SOLBORR3v05dGzWlTdUmIh3U9AtvLacvuptC=w506-h303-p' border='0' \/><br \/>\nUntouched Relics from a Baffling WWII Battle on a Barren Island<br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\nAtlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world&#8217;s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Kiska Island, in the Aleutians far west of Alaska, is not a hospitable place. It&#8217;s cold. It&#8217;s topped with a volcano. It&#8217;s 1,000 miles from medical assistance&#8230;.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/UM55USFSydd'>View on Google+<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe one of my great-uncles fought in the Aleutians during WW2, but I don&#39;t recall precisely. Mom? Untouched Relics from a Baffling WWII Battle on a Barren Island Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world&#8217;s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. 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