Army & Navy: Adorable Aitutaki

Back to Seattle's water front last week came the story of another Pacific island paradise* known to a few fortunate U.S. fighting men. This heavenly spot is Aitutaki, one of the Cook Islands, northeast of New Zealand and about 700 miles from Tahiti. It is four miles long by one and a half miles wide and has all standard equipment, including a magnificent lagoon, snow white sand, sapphire blue water, emerald green foliage, lush fruit trees, beautiful and amiable women.

The teller of the tale of Aitutaki was Archie Campbell, onetime hard-boiled...

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