Japan Honors Suicidalflyers ; Kamikazes Seen As Role Models
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › July 09, 2007
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CHIRAN, Japan On April 12, 1945, Lt. Shinichi Uchida faced a terrifying mission crash his plane into a U.S. warship. But the young kamikaze's final letter to his grandparents was full of bravado.
"Now I'll go and get rid of those devils," the 18-year-old wrote shortly before his final flight, vowing to "bring back the neck" of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He never returned.See the full content of this document
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Japan Honors Suicidalflyers ; Kamikazes Seen As Role Models
For many, such words are redolent of the militarism that drove Japan to ruin in World War II. But for an increasingly bold cadre of conservatives, Uchid...
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