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From the Islands to the Ozarks
Residents of the five islands and 29 coral atolls of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific came to the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas in search of better jobs and education. They brought with them memories of the 67 atomic and thermonuclear weapons tests stage
Many Marshall Islanders, transplanted to Arkansas’ Ozark Mountains, carry the legacy of post-World War II atomic testing. Some continue to suffer poverty and illness. Jacqueline Froelich reports from Fayetteville, Arkansas.