| After the "hot" war ended
in 1945 the large encampment of allied military and
other support personnel began to evacuate the island
of Attu, leaving only a small contingency of troops
behind to guard what had been paid a very high price
in terms of human misery and death by both the
Japanese and American soldiers. The "cold"
war soon emerged, finding a new role for the
Aleutian Islands in terms of guarding our
northwestern-most borders and keeping an eye on new-found enemies. The U. S. Coast Guard continues
to this day manning the Loran Station on Attu with a
small contingency of about 20 members who provide navaids in the
region for vessels having Loran capabilities. With the
advent of GPS satellite navigation technologies
there have been threats to close the Attu Station as
a cost-saving measure. However, a reprieve has kept
the station open...to this day.
We started our Attu Scrapbook collection with pictures submitted by
Russ Marvin, and have added several more since then. Please visit these
pages, and check out their wonderful photos!
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