My idea for the beginning bit was utter boredom, I mean, you're stationed in Alaska! You don't even get decent TV reception! WTF!!
All the while they'd be getting snippets of news from Korea/Europe/CONUS...
Then there'd be reports of Spetsnaz units on the ground. Then maybe a raid or two...then BAM.
Tactical nukes start flying. Everyone discusses what could possible be going down on the other side of the world.
Then BAMAGAIN.
Soviet landing forces are seizing the coast and such.
It does note that Canadian units held their border, as the 47th got pushed back to said Canadian border.
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"Outposts of 47th Infantry Division in Alaska are attacked by Soviet Spetznaz units followed by 2 arctic mechanized brigades; they are pushed southeast in heavy fighting over the Canadian border where they were reinforced by elements of the Canadian army."
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It should be noted I'm using
this timeline.
EDIT: I could switch it so the PCs are in the 207th Infantry Group AKA 2nd Infantry Brigade (Arctic). They get a piece of all the action in the "listed" campaign. They're also one of the first to come in contact with the Soviets.
And also, on the nuke thing, America hasn't been bombed yet, as it's only July 1997. I'd have to go re-check the timeline to see if nukes were used closer to that time in Asia/Europe. I'm pretty sure they were in Asia at least.