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VGNonly

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8. Dad was quiet and a bit taciturn.
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 09:37 PM
Sep 2025

Hard to say what he felt. I think he was just mostly relieved that it was over.

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September 2 1945 [View all] VGNonly Sep 2025 OP
Thank you for posting this senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #1
My Father was in Tokyo Harbor that day. VGNonly Sep 2025 #2
Wow he was part of history. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #4
Dad was quiet and a bit taciturn. VGNonly Sep 2025 #8
Yes that is exactly how I pictured it onboard those in the harbor on US military ships. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #10
Is he still alive? senseandsensibility Sep 2025 #7
He passed in 2011, just 23 when the war ended. VGNonly Sep 2025 #9
Short video definitely worth watching. oasis Sep 2025 #3
Thank you for this Hekate Sep 2025 #5
Hey Harry, what about Unit 731? BigmanPigman Sep 2025 #6
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