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Private First Class Harold Smith.
Pacific 1942.
Island assignment.
Small outpost.
Then war moved on.
Everyone forgot.
4 years.
48 months.
He held the island.
Alone.
No communication.
No supplies.
Lived off the land.
Fought every landing attempt.
Japanese came 23 times.
All repelled.
By one man.
1946.
War over.
Navy patrol rediscovered the island.
Found him.
Still at post.
Still fighting.
"The war's over, soldier."
"Not mine."
4 years alone.
23 attacks repelled.
1 island held.
Medal of Honor.
The lost soldier.
Forgotten but fighting.
SOURCE WEBSITES:

Pacific War Museum: https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/
Marine Corps History: https://www.usmcu.edu/
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