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re: Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the official end of WW2
Posted on 9/3/15 at 8:21 am to ForeverLSU02
Posted on 9/3/15 at 8:21 am to ForeverLSU02
I new a older gentlemen several years ago that was on the battleship when Japan signed the surrender. He was watching from one of the upper decks/platforms..
He told the story that a big reception was planned below deck after the signing to celebrate the end of hostilities. However the Japanese representatives resisted participating which was quite surprising/puzzling to the the US officials. Later it was discovered the Japanese representatives thought they were being escorted below deck to be shot.
Japan was such a different culture back then.
He told the story that a big reception was planned below deck after the signing to celebrate the end of hostilities. However the Japanese representatives resisted participating which was quite surprising/puzzling to the the US officials. Later it was discovered the Japanese representatives thought they were being escorted below deck to be shot.
Japan was such a different culture back then.
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Posted on 9/3/15 at 8:28 am to klrstix
Back when we were feared, respected, and admired.... "The Greatest Generation a Society has ever produced"
Posted on 9/3/15 at 8:31 am to klrstix
I knew a dude that worked on a refueling ship out in the pacific. He was on a ship that held thousands of gallons of jet and deisel fuel. He said that his ship would be out in the middle of nowhere and theyd never see land for at least a year, and they wouldn't even see another ship except for every 2-3 months. So they were isolated and they had the stress of knowing they were a high target for the japanese and if they got attacked, they were goners.
after he got out of the navy, he's never set foot on another boat ever since.
after he got out of the navy, he's never set foot on another boat ever since.
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