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In HBO’s The Pacific, Eugene “Sledgehammer” Sledge is the young Marine whose wide-eyed innocence turns to horror amid the brutal fighting on Peleliu and Okinawa. 🧵But the real story behind this quiet Alabamian is one of survival, trauma, and profound reflection.

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