[AmericanInTokyo]

I had a few beers, believe it or not, with Hiroshima bomb attack survivors some time back. One still had some pretty nasty scars. I think he was a young schoolboy when it went off that morning.

Quite some stories to tell.

They did not speak English so I could get the eyewitness stuff from them in Japanese. I also have had some very interesting talks with guys who were in Honolulu when Imperials attacked on 7 December.

These folks wont be around for much longer--it is interesting to hear their first hand stories while they are alive and can tell them.

[zipper]

You should check out the Veterans’ History Project site:

http://www.loc.gov/vets///

[freema]

On a pleasure trip to Japan in the 70's, my father was attacked by an old man in a rural area. The old man was physically subdued by my father's friends and the tour guide.

The attack was prompted when the old man saw my father's Marine Corps ring.