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To: VR-21

8 posted on 05/06/2008 8:09:27 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner ("We must not forget that there is a war on and our troops are in the thick of it!"--Duncan Hunter)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

Your picture reminds me of the surrender on the Missouri. It’s almost never shown in the footage one sees of that event, but when the Japanese signed the document, they were required to use two pens. Immediately after the signatures were made Mac called Generals Wainwright and Percival (commander of the British forces at Singapore) to the table and gave them each one of those pens. I guess is’s not considered diplomatic to show that portion of that film.


14 posted on 05/06/2008 8:26:14 AM PDT by VR-21
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