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Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/21/2008 11:52:11 PM

ChickenOfTheSea

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Current news article of interest.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/160207

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RE: Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/22/2008 5:48:47 AM

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good read !

page 8, it says the documentary including filming of his visit is...

"The documentary is for in-house purposes and there are no plans to make it public"

-uhhhh what's the deal with that ? am I missing something ?

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RE: Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/22/2008 7:26:06 AM

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Perhaps it is too emotional experience for him to release it in public...

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RE: Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/22/2008 8:39:34 AM

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Good article. I didn't look hard, but it would be really interesting to see him at 17, if any photos exist.

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RE: Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/22/2008 7:04:28 PM

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Yes it was a good read, thanks for posting the link.

I might of missed it from the article but what IJN unit was he asigned to?

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RE: Japanese Vet Returns to Iwo Jima - 9/23/2008 3:40:22 AM

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It did not say. It only mentioned that he was a signalman.

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