[poconopundit]

Nice story of our American sailors rendering assistance to Japanese people on the wake of the Fukushima tsunami in 2011.

American G.I.s also showed their generosity following World War II in Japan where they became famous for distributing candy to Japanese kids.

Playing pickleball here in Japan, I met a Japanese woman in her 80's who spoke even less English than my beginner Japanese.

But flashing back to when she was 4 years old, she remembers very well speaking one English phrase: "Gimme Chocolate".

We laughed together at the good fortune of sharing that memory.

My Dad was chief gunner's mate on an LST ship during the Battle of Okinawa where 4,900 American sailors lost their lives due to 1,900 attacks by suicide kamakaze pilots, most of them young teenagers.

As my Dad told us kids about the Battle of Okinawa, "If anybody tells you they weren't scared, they weren't there."

[Liz]

The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious assault
and the final major battle of the Pacific Theater in World War II.

Fought from April 1 to June 22, 1945, the conflict was codenamed Operation Iceberg.

And nicknamed the “Typhoon of Steel” for its ferocity.

[GOPJ]

Never tell me true heroes don't wear dog tags.

Thanks for sharing pundit...