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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Sun May 26, 2019, 05:28 PM May 2019

A WWII Tale...

Many years ago I read a series in the Times Sunday magazine about war veterans. The one story I will never forget is the GI who was fighting in the South Pacific and suddenly came face-to-face with a Japanese soldier. The soldier appeared to be unarmed, but was reaching into his coat, so our guy shot and killed him.

He went over to the dead soldier to see what he was looking for and found a picture, apparently of his wife and kids back in Japan. No gun, just that picture.

I can't forget just reading the story-- I can't imagine this guy carrying that memory for so many years.

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A WWII Tale... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard May 2019 OP

I'd bet that story was repeated many times in different settings, as I can recall hearing a similar hlthe2b May 2019 #1

There are few war movies made since then that don't include a scene like that Aristus May 2019 #2

hlthe2b

(102,228 posts)

1. I'd bet that story was repeated many times in different settings, as I can recall hearing a similar

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2019, 05:34 PM

May 2019

story.

Tragic for the person who has to live with it, for sure.

Aristus

(66,319 posts)

2. There are few war movies made since then that don't include a scene like that