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On Guam, where Jap troops made futile suicidal counterattacks onadvancing U.S. troops, the Marines printed and distributed thefollowing handbills (according to last week’s Army weekly, Yank):
Tonight
BANZAI CHARGE Thrills Chills Suspense
See Sake-Crazed
Japs Charge at High Port*
See Everybody Shoot Everybody
See the Cream of the Marine Corps
Play with Live Ammo
Sponsored by
The Athletic and Morale Office
Come Along and Bring a Friend
Don’t Miss the Thrilling Spectacle of the
Banzai Charge, Starting at 10 p.m. and
Lasting All Night ADMISSION FREE
* High port: the cross-body position for holding a rifle in a bayonet position.
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