[2ndDivisionVet]

My late father was in the battle for Okinawa at the time.

[Pelham]

My father was in Patch’s 7th Army in Europe. They were waiting to see when they would be shipped out to the Pacific to join in the invasion of Japan.

[daniel1212]

My late father was in the battle for Okinawa at the time.

Now honored for his service.

[Joe Boucher]

and a very good thing the bombs were dropped or else your father would have most likely been assigned to invade Japans mainland.
Estimates are that would have cost at least a half million American soldiers.
We did not start the war, Japan did by attacking Pearl Harbor.
They did unspeakable attrocities against us, China, Korea,and nearly every other nation in southeast asia.
Hell with em.

[Verginius Rufus]

The battle of Okinawa ended in June.

My late father was wounded on Okinawa in May 1945 (Sixth Marine Division), but he would have been healthy again in time to take part in the invasion of Japan. He had no doubt that dropping the bombs was the right thing to do.

[Verginius Rufus]

The battle of Okinawa ended in June.

My late father was wounded on Okinawa in May 1945 (Sixth Marine Division), but he would have been healthy again in time to take part in the invasion of Japan. He had no doubt that dropping the bombs was the right thing to do.