While it's honourable to keep a promise to fallen comrades, it seems a bit odd that it took 35 years before he started and then he turned his back on his own wife & kids to do so. Maybe I need to read the book.
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by Mulboyne » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:47 pm
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by kurohinge1 » Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:12 pm
Nishimura-san was also mentioned in this thread - WWII Battle For New Guinea - after the remains of 4 more fallen Japanese were discovered on the Kokoda track.
While it's honourable to keep a promise to fallen comrades, it seems a bit odd that it took 35 years before he started and then he turned his back on his own wife & kids to do so. Maybe I need to read the book.
While it's honourable to keep a promise to fallen comrades, it seems a bit odd that it took 35 years before he started and then he turned his back on his own wife & kids to do so. Maybe I need to read the book.
- "This is the verdict: . . . " (John 3:19-21)
- "It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others" (Anon)
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