Me too. My dad served on an LST in the South Pacific and definitely would have participated in the invasion of mainland Japan. My feeling is that I most likely wouldn’t be here if Truman hadn’t made the decision he did. Thanks for my existence, Harry.
Japan started the war, not the U.S. Actions have consequences.
My old man was on a mine-sweeper in the S. Pacific - so dittos.
Just this morning I said something in my fake “old-fart’s” voice to my kids and said something like “Well, we sure showed them Japs something with those two nukes we dropped on ‘em”.
My son in his best whiny imitation lib voice said “Daaaadddd. You can’t say that - that’s not P.C.!!!”
My wife said “You’re right son, we should say nuclear, not “nukes”.
My son got a kick out of that and can’t wait to share it.
I had to remind the kids that of course NOW we refer to them as Japanese, one of our better friends and allies. But if I am speaking of WWII - they are, and always will be - Japs.