Had Harry not given the go-ahead, I might never have known my late friend, Bob. At that time he was a combat Marine in the Philippines.
My Dad was on an aircraft carrier steaming for the Japanese home islands when the last bomb dropped. They were turning Naval personnel into infantry for the invasion and expecting to lose a million men. Because he was a big strong guy, he had been told he would be carrying a Browning automatic rifle.
Good chance I am here today because the bomb made that invasion unnecessary
My beloved Dad was in the Philippines and then part of the Occupation
I have zero sympathy for the JAPS. God bless the Enola Gay et al and the USS Indianapolis