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To: God luvs America
An estimated 220,000 died from the bombs at Hiroshima & Nagasaki....that amount would’ve be 10x had the US & allies been forced to attack the Jap mainland, which would’ve been the only way to end the war and get the Japs to surrender...

In the lead up to the planned land invasion of Japan, the War Department placed an order for 500,000 Purple Hearts. We continue to draw from that requisition today.

18 posted on 09/02/2026 11:12:30 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Night Hides Not

And that’s just the number for Americans...Jap deaths would’ve been several times that...


21 posted on 09/02/2026 11:14:43 AM PDT by God luvs America
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