Yes the tattooed tootsies of today with their pierced noses — well, they say tribal is trendy.
A good friend of mine, a Crocodile Dundee type, who was a contractor with the Aussie military, had a nasty scar down his back from a stone axe thrown at him from behind in the wilds of PNG. This happened to him in the 1980s. He said they could be friendly one minute, then turn on you without warning the next.
So many Americans are unaware of what went on during WWII in Southeast Asia. I imagine your Dad had fascinating stories to tell!
Yikes! My apologies for the double post! Glitch? Fumble fingers? Whichever, so sorry!