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In reply to the discussion: I'm watching a re-run of the HBO series, "The Pacific" and I never knew why [View all]Texasgal
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Samuel Ross Alexander! You will always be remembered as one the "greatest'!
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I'm watching a re-run of the HBO series, "The Pacific" and I never knew why [View all]
catbyte
Nov 2012
OP
There's an amazing scene late in the series you're watching that touches on that sort of thing.
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#16
My favorite uncle was a radioman and tail gunner with the Army Air Force in the Pacific Theater.
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#11
I gave myself the name "Dustlawyer" because I had spent many years on what is known as
Dustlawyer
Nov 2012
#25
When I was in college I almost married a Japanese guy, a brilliant guy who now works
catbyte
Nov 2012
#39
If you want to make yourself sick, read "The Imperial Cruise" and see why it didn't have to happen
rwsanders
Nov 2012
#48
That's not even the beginning. It started in 1853, and Commodore Perry's 'visit' to Japan.
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2012
#52