A lot of older Aussies cannot forgive or forget what the Japs did to our boys...and nurses!
I worked at Ford with a couple of Marines who had fought at Iwo Jima. When Ford was working on joint projects with Mazda in the '80s these guys were slated to work on those programs. One, who worked for a more enlightened boss, prevailed on him to transfer him to another non-Japanese program. The other chose to retire such was his lingering hatred of the Japanese.
More importantly a lot of us Americans will never forget the truly heroic and compassionate actions of our Australian allies, soldier and civilian, in WWII and down to the present times.
"Older Aussies" are not alone. I'm certainly not a WWII vet, but I will never forgive OR forget.
The 'average' NIP soldier was a sub human savage - period. What they routinely did on a daily basis makes the Waffen SS look like Choir Boys in comparison. And the 'medical experiments' performed at Unit 731 (and others) give the SS Totenkopf Division and Josef Mengele a run for their money. On a percentage basis I'd say the Japs 'won'.
The sad part is that most of these sick bastards walked away scot free after the War. And we certainly don't have a special FBI unit dedicated to hunting down 80 year old Jap War Criminals like we do to some German corporal camp guard who maybe once was stationed at Treblinka. Why not? Who the hell gave the Japs a get out of jail free card!!
I 'spit' in their general direction.
Many America vets are the same but I think yours outnumber ours