re: Relatives that served in World War 2

I had a grandfather in Europe and one in Japan.

They never really talked much about it. My maternal grandfather would sing the Okinawa anthem. He said the little Japanese kids would sing it.

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In a banquet hall filled with more than 165 World War II veterans, guardians and staff, Buzz Krone of Browns Valley stood up, grasped the microphone and began to sing a song he learned more than 70 years ago while serving with the Navy Seabees on Okinawa. "Sa da ba Okinawa yo, mata kuro made wa, shi ba shi wakadeno, namade kuda sai. Shi ba shi wakadeno namade kudasai, shi ba shi wakadeno, namade kudasai," Krone crooned during a portion of the Friday night Heroes Banquet when veterans were asked to share stories and memories of war.

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It’s funny I still remember it

Sa da ba Okinawa yo, but when I was little I didn’t know the rest so I would just say mocha capuccinooo