He led the attack on Pearl Harbor but he died a Christian Missionary.
On December 7, 1941, Captain Mitsuo Fuchida flew the lead plane against Pearl Harbor, shouting the famous code "Tora! Tora! Tora!" He hated America.
But after the war, he met a former American POW (Jacob DeShazer) who had returned to Japan not to punish them, but to preach the Gospel.
Shocked by this forgiveness, Fuchida bought a Bible. He converted to Christianity in 1950.
The man who started the Pacific War spent the rest of his life touring the U.S. and Japan, preaching:
"I was a follower of the sword. Now I am a follower of the Cross."
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