On 4/17/2013 11:13 AM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> On 4/16/2013 4:31 PM, gloria p wrote:
>>> On 4/16/2013 6:49 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> My wife says that there's a colony of vets living in the hills in the
>>>> area around Pearl Harbor. It's kind of sad. These guys, for one reason
>>>> or another, feel they cannot live among other people anymore.
>>>
>>>
>>> I can remember several times when I was growing up there was news about
>>> Japanese soldiers who wandered out of the wild in various Pacific
>>> Islands (1950-60s?) not knowing the war was over. They had lived a
>>> survivalist lifestyle for 20 or more years. I wondered at the time if
>>> they could ever adapt to the changes in civilization they'd find.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>> The last ones surrendered in 1974. They were hailed as celebrities in
>> Japan. I'm not sure what these guys were thinking by holding out so long.
>
> "DIE, YANKEE DOGS!" ?

Possibly, but how long can a solder hold that kind of hate in their
hearts? My guess is that after a few years, they was just worn out.

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> G.
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