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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]Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)16. There's an amazing scene late in the series you're watching that touches on that sort of thing.
(And that's all I'll say about that, assuming you may still be watching.)
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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