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StarTrombone

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3. Until the day he died my old man would wake up in a sweat

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Thu May 26, 2016, 11:39 PM

May 2016

From nightmares caused by Jap kamikaze pilots slamming into his ship and burning his crewmates to death

He remembered their incinerated bodies that he literally had to scrape off of the deck

Don't fucking start a war and you won't have your memories

Peace out

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'I still hate the glow of the sun': Hiroshima survivors' tales by Shingo Ito [View all] Baobab May 2016 OP

I am so sorry. raging moderate May 2016 #1

The Japanese executed tens of thousands of POW's and civilians. They would have done the same Trust Buster May 2016 #2

What a beautiful sentiment. pangaia May 2016 #7

It was an accurate historical statement. The Japanese were just as responsible for dropping Trust Buster May 2016 #12

Until the day he died my old man would wake up in a sweat StarTrombone May 2016 #3

There was a POW camp near Hiroshima. Some Downwinder May 2016 #4

Acts of war are not covered by health insurance Baobab May 2016 #5

They were classified as civilian contractors and not military. Downwinder May 2016 #6

Thats what I mean. its possible the Japanese government would have helped them. Every year the Baobab May 2016 #8

The blame for their pain..... Socal31 May 2016 #9

Bad leadership has consequences? Baobab May 2016 #10

Here's the difference kathysart_decoration May 2016 #11

The typical Japanese POW camp would contain 20,000 POW's, American and allies. Trust Buster May 2016 #13

Japan was responsible for horrible atrocities against civilians in China. BlueEye May 2016 #15

I apologize for our actions because no one else will. alarimer May 2016 #14