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Dear Editor, A new book called "The Mosquito Bowl" by Buzz Bissinger has been released.

“The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II,” by Buzz Bissinger (Harper) U.S. Marines training for the invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa didn't know they would face the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific theater of World War II.

These 65 men who really were still boys to be boys again, to do something they loved, football, to go away from the horror of combat for a few hours. they had a blast. the score was 0-0. the upshot, still unimaginable to me, of the 65 who played, 15 were later killed at okinawa several months later. you know, men who really still were boys from their 18, 19 -- the oldest was 25 of those who were killed. >> that's the thing, buzz. you look at the faces to of those guys. they are kids. a lot would have been in college if they hadn't served. the 4th and 29th regiments, players from big-time progr...

>> the new book is titled "mosquito bowl." buzz, thank you very much for bringing that to us. congratulations on the book. >> thank you. and that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up the coverage after a final quick break. picks up the coverage after a final quick break. do you want some more? wait till you see me on the downhill. see you at home. enjoy it. with the advanced safety features of a lexus es. discomfort back there? instead of using aloe, enjoy it. or baby wipes, or powders, try the cooling, soothing relief or preparation h. because your derriere deserves expert...

Buzz Bissinger revisits a football game among Marines that took place on a Pacific island in 1945, while they were waiting to engage in the assault on Okinawa. His new book is The Mosquito Bowl.