Dad was in the second wave of Marines on the 'canal', after that they shipped him off to Bougainville in the first wave. A mosquito then infected him with some bit of nasty and they shipped him state side where, after he healed, was a guard at the naval prison in Portsmouth. He was all set to head back to the pacific war when Truman bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki(thank God).
He would never speak of it even when I asked him questions.
He is in a nursing home and he still ain't talking.
God Bless America.
> God Bless America.
And God bless your Dad. Next time you see him, please tell him "Thank you" from those of us in the South Pacific who are grateful not to be speaking Japanese, due to the sacrifices made by men like him 64 years ago.
Men like your Dad are my heroes.
*DieHard*