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To: Blogger
That's a dead center hit. They will completely evacuate the island won't they?

It's still a few days away, so it may not be a direct hit. But it doesn't have much shelter, and it looks like the storm surge could cover the place.

The main feature there is the runway.

14 posted on 08/27/2006 8:58:26 PM PDT by HAL9000 (Happy 10th Anniversary FreeRepublic.com - Est. Sept. 23, 1996 - Thanks Jim!)
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To: HAL9000

Is Wake Island a manmade or naturally made Island? Very odd shape.


19 posted on 08/27/2006 9:01:38 PM PDT by Blogger (http://www.propheteuon.com)
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To: HAL9000
Whoops! We posted the same picture! Here's a closer view of Wake Island's facilities (from KHNL's website):


I think this is the control tower:


And some people touring what looks like a WWII bunker of some sort:
21 posted on 08/27/2006 9:04:30 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: HAL9000

Little know but important battle early in World War II: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,151524,00.html


24 posted on 08/27/2006 9:17:41 PM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
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