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Oct 24, 2020
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Mike Honcho
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I just read about Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Twilight of the Gods by Toll. I knew it was bad, but had no idea HOW bad
And even after reading the accounts, I’m sure I still do not comprehend how bad it truly was for those soldiers
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I just got back from visiting Iwo Jima
Cheesy Gordita
All-American
10/24/20 6:19am
My 90 minute C130 ride as a teenage boyscout eradicated my desire
Busiturtle
10/24/20 6:24am
You are unlikely ever to ride in a C130 in the Air Force
CougarVeteran
10/24/20 8:02am
And flying is much different when one is in the cockpit
Busiturtle
10/24/20 9:33am
How'd you get that opportunity? Am I wrong in thinking it is a very limited
IceCreamButt
10/24/20 6:38am
I got it through work. I doubt it's ready to get there since there's just a tiny Japanese Air Force Base
Cheesy Gordita
10/24/20 6:57am
A ward member was there and tears up each time he tells his story. Such
Albuq_Coug
10/24/20 7:21am
Just curious, he must be in his late 90’s?
Yllage Vidiot
10/25/20 7:41am
96 I believe, still pretty healthy.
Albuq_Coug
10/25/20 3:02pm
Was just listening to the Cold War podcast this morning with my son in the way
zonacougar
10/24/20 8:21am
I am amazed at how amicable Japanese and American relations are now after how brutal that war was.
BW84
10/24/20 8:48am
Peter Zeihan argues that's what happens when one side loses so completely
panguitch
10/24/20 12:24pm
Would love to have the chance to visit
CougarVeteran
10/24/20 3:01pm
My wife wrote an article about a soldier that fought on Iwo Jima. . .crazy stuff
protonspring
10/24/20 7:25pm
I just read about Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Twilight of the Gods by Toll. I knew it was bad, but had no idea HOW bad
Mike Honcho
10/24/20 7:39pm
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