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      Daryl wrote --   
      
   >   I shudder to think. That was the consensus, and the war would've   
   > likely dragged on for much longer.    
      
     I've read the war would been projected to last until about 1947.   
      
   > as they felt it was better than the disgrace of surrender.    
      
     The Japanese culture (military and civilian) at the time was never   
   surrender.  It was seen as a weakness and a great shame.  This is one reason   
   Allied POW's were so poorly treated.  (Japan also never signed the post WWI   
   agreement on treatment of POW's, as d   
     The few Japanese POW's we had said they would tortured and all if they   
   surrendered, not treated with respect.   
      
   > I tell them that "I never would've passed the physical...due to poor   
   eyesight, buck teeth, and severe trouble with my feet".    
      
     Obviously this was in peace time. :)   
     Back in my day sonny, it was "Are you able to breathe on your own?"  If   
   yes, then you were in.   
      
   >   I don't remember how many ships my late father served on. Some names I do   
   recall were the Nimitz, the Amberjack, and the Barracuda.   
      
     The Nimitz is a carrier.  The other two sound like subs.   
      
   > ... Floggings will continue until morale improves.   
       
      Old Navy saying, I use at work from time to time.   
      
      Back to Pearl Harbour a minute.   
      I recall a line in the old Barney Miller show where Yamoto (Jack Soo,   
   the Japanese cop) was being kidded about being a pilot there in the Japanese   
   Navy and asked what he thought about that.   
      He replied, "It seemed like a good idea at the time".   
      (These lines would never make it on tv today).   
      Joe   
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