Unconfirmed: Two Living, Ex-Japanese Soldiers Found in Philippines (Mindanao)

Mainichi News in Tokyo (in Japanese) (linked) ^ | 26 May 2005 | Mainichi Shimbun in Japan (in Japanese)

[jordan8]

Not likely.

[MissEdie]

"That started from this tropic port
aboard this tiny ship..."

[Southack]

Wow! Yet 2 more reasons why you should *never* give up on MIA's!

[Deetes]

Too much. I was just talking about this kind of thing about a week ago. But nothing like 60 years !!! I hope we hear more...

[Robert_Paulson2]

Japan is clearlyl a 'QUAGMIRE'!!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If this turns out to be a true story, the Japanese will go crazy celebrating their return. Its interesting to note that the Japanese government didn't lift a finger to help its veterans in the first 15 years after the war. Large numbers of parents and grandparents of Japanese war dead were housed in countryside orphanages with virtually no food or heat assistance. Surviving soldiers who made it back were issued fresh uniforms, starched white, and provided a place to beg in front of national and religious shrines. It was shameful.

[Bombardier]

Sixty years????? HOLY CRAP!!!!!

[selucreh]

Translate it with this:

http://world.altavista.com/

Just follow the instructions.

[HolgerDansk]

ping

[rlmorel]

With Kudos to www.Flashbunny.org for their hilarious magazine cover parodies...:)

[noblejones]

>>
. . . unlike the French who surrender in 60 seconds!
<<

60 seconds? When did it ever take that long? That would be epic.

[urtax$@work]

I think last combat action (company or batt size units) against the
Japanese was in 1956- give or take 2yrs. This from WW2 Magazine story in 2003(4?).

My tagline developed
from this exact reason as an answer to how long WOT will last.


We have faced tenacity before.....

[monday]

"Service, Honor, Country.
To a fault."

er... yeah, but also pretty stupid. How much brains does it take to figure out that the war must be over after a year or two? Sixty years is is cockroach stupid.

[Spktyr]

And we will again. There's always someone who can't resist screwing with the US.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[rlmorel]

Maybe. But then, I never had to fight against those guys, thank God. I can only imagine what some old Marine Corps vets would say if you asked them.

[El Conservador]

Any chance the JSDF can be given offensive capabilities, i.e., getting rid of anachronic Article 9???

[thag]

Engrish prease?

Sorry......

[AmericanInTokyo]

I gave some summary above. The story was not that long.

If you are interest, the latest on this as of a few hours ago is that of the two, the Japanese government has the specific name and birthdate of one of them, and is cross checking the Public Welfare and Labor Ministry records (they handle Japanese WWII MIAs) for the same name and birthdate and details.

[An Old Marine]

You are right. You have to respect that kind of committment.