"Morning, SAM. It is a good thing to remember our sins, and to honor the innocent dead. It's also important to remember the context, and that slaughtering of the innocent was perpetrated by both sides.
By the way, SAM, I got a copy of "Tennozan" by Ticknor and Fields, a blow-by-blow account of the battle for Okinawa, and it is a devastating, fascinating book. I got very little sleep last night after starting to read it.
Morning Waterdragon. With hindsight we can see the tragdy, at the time it was the mindset of the societies involved.