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To: SunkenCiv

My Dad was on Iwo Jima. Told me at one point the Japanese wore mocked up US uniforms, copied the called out cadences of troops marching in formation and tried to enter their base at night. It did not end well for the enemy that evening.


27 posted on 03/26/2023 1:17:05 PM PDT by Zman (Liberals: denying reality since Day One.)
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To: Zman

:^) The US used passwords that were impossible for the Japanese to pronounce, like “maple”.


28 posted on 03/26/2023 1:44:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Zman

My dad told me that they found Japs standing in US Army chow lines, having been driven insane by hunger.


29 posted on 03/26/2023 1:50:39 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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