tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post253571716789641287..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: A few survived both Hiroshima AND NagasakiNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6324032759494852632015-08-06T15:18:09.405-05:002015-08-06T15:18:09.405-05:00That's right, many forget about the sneaky way...That's right, many forget about the sneaky way in which so many were killed at Pearl Harbor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-45575299012392848692015-08-06T15:16:35.649-05:002015-08-06T15:16:35.649-05:00Yes, the Jap fighters were fanatics. They thought ...Yes, the Jap fighters were fanatics. They thought it was an honor to die for the Emp. and a disgrace to come home in one piece from the war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28549778782597839102013-08-06T22:47:52.460-05:002013-08-06T22:47:52.460-05:00I should also add that if there wasn't anythin...I should also add that if there wasn't anything like the A-bomb, the US military & the civilian politicians were prepared to flush the Geneva Convention down the toilet & use poison gas on Japanese troops. <br />The plans for Operation Olympic, invading Japan made Overlord [D-Day] look like child's play!<br />There wasn't any way they were going to sacrifice a million or more Americans & an equal number wounded, plus only unconditional surrender was acceptable after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56498491334272074492013-08-06T21:42:20.911-05:002013-08-06T21:42:20.911-05:00That letter puts me in mind of another WWII story ...That letter puts me in mind of another WWII story that I came across in Antony Beevor's "The Second World War" - Yang Kyoungjong, an 18-year-old Korean was forced to fight for the Japanese Army, then the Soviet, then the Wehrmacht before being captured during D-Day and eventually settling here in Illinois where he died at 72 years old.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_KyoungjongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16312493329216596892013-08-06T00:38:58.226-05:002013-08-06T00:38:58.226-05:00No, more incredible was the fact that after both A...No, more incredible was the fact that after both A-bombs had been used, there were a substantial number of the Japanese military that wanted to keep fighting the war until every Japanese had died for their country!<br />Those bombs weren't dropped to kill Japanese, they were used to prevent the killing of a million American GIs!<br />BTW, those were the only two bombs finished, it wouldn't be until two months later in October that 10 more would be ready.Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com