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I met a survivor of the Battle of Iwo Jima today
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<blockquote data-quote="LewisH" data-source="post: 371896" data-attributes="member: 8507"><p>Mark , you inserted an apology to anyone who would be offended by the word "Jap." That's what set me off. </p><p> </p><p>I'm old enough to remember WWII, my uncle was an Army Sergeant in the Pacific, and I've talked to many vets of the Pacific War (including the PBY aviator who first spotted the Jap fleet headed for Midway). I would never, ever apologize for using the word "Jap" in the WWII context.</p><p> </p><p>BTW, I'm disappointed no one has mentioned the Japanese-American 442d Regimental Combat Team that fought with great valor and success against the Germans in Italy, and won several Presidential Unit Citations. These men were great Japanese warriors in the highest Samurai tradition...but the sobs that fought us in the Pacific were "Japs."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LewisH, post: 371896, member: 8507"] Mark , you inserted an apology to anyone who would be offended by the word "Jap." That's what set me off. I'm old enough to remember WWII, my uncle was an Army Sergeant in the Pacific, and I've talked to many vets of the Pacific War (including the PBY aviator who first spotted the Jap fleet headed for Midway). I would never, ever apologize for using the word "Jap" in the WWII context. BTW, I'm disappointed no one has mentioned the Japanese-American 442d Regimental Combat Team that fought with great valor and success against the Germans in Italy, and won several Presidential Unit Citations. These men were great Japanese warriors in the highest Samurai tradition...but the sobs that fought us in the Pacific were "Japs." [/QUOTE]
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