Miyoko Oshiro is in tears on June 23 in front of the Cornerstone of Peace in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on which are engraved the names of her father and her older brother. (Shoma Fujiwaki)
ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture Strong winds from an approaching typhoon did not keep Taro Aragaki from his daily routine of visiting the Cornerstone of Peace here.
Aragaki, 78, was seen tracing the names of his parents with his hand on the monument, on which are engraved the names of more than 200,000 war dead. It stands in the Mabuni district of Itoman near the southern end of Okinawa’s main island.
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Citizens of Sardis City gathered together last weekend under the new pavilion at Sardis City Park to celebrate Independence Day and honor fallen veteran Roscoe Smith Jr., who was killed during World War II.
Before being deployed in 1944 as a U.S. Marine, Roscoe Smith married his high school sweetheart, Pauline Lonagin, who received his Purple Heart medal upon his death. Lonaginâs son, local resident Rick Morgan, presented that medal to Roscoe Smithâs brother, Jack Smith, at the town celebration Saturday, June 26 â 77 years to the day after his death.
Morgan said he felt compelled to reunite the medal with Smithâs family after he discovered it locked inside a safety deposit box. He reached out to Mayor Russell Amos, who, after tracking down members of the Smith family, suggested he make the presentation at the celebration so the town could be a part of it.
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Expert: Japan Failed at Pearl Harbor (and China Can Learn From It)
Never jab a sleeping giant. Let him slumber until it’s late in the contest, and you may prevail.
Here s What You Need to Know: China may have learned the true lessons of Pearl Harbor.
As we afford our hallowed forebears the remembrance they deserve, let’s also try to learn from what transpired here seventy-five years ago, and see what it tells us about America’s future as an Asia-Pacific sea power.
In particular, let’s look at Pearl Harbor through the eyes of the enemy.
Why did Japan do it? Doing nothing is a viable strategic option, and oftentimes a good one. Imperial Japan would have been far better off had it forgone the attack on Pearl Harbor and confined its operations to the Western Pacific. Had Tokyo exercised some forbearance, it may have avoided rousing the “sleeping giant” that Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto reputedly said he feared so much. And even if it did awaken the American giant, it would h
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