American Soldiers in Occupied Japan, 1945

My father was one of the occupying forces in Japan. He was still in school when the war began, so he entered it late. He was with the forces who landed in The Philippines, helping to keep Gen. McArthur's famous promise, "I shall return." And then, when the war ended and men were shipped home, he was sent to Japan as part of the occupying forces. To his surprise, he loved the Japanese people and he always wanted to see Japan again.

 

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