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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr View Post
It seem like we are always apologising for the past.

Fact is in war it's always like this. Get some young guys in stressful situation and you'll find the few "bad eggs" doing stuff like this.
It's "their" way of handling what's happening. The problem is that civilians think that all soldiers behaved like this which simply isn't true.
Most go home with some bad memories and a clear a conscience.

What you're seeing depicted was relatively rare.
Was it?

It was Anzac Day in AUS yesterday, as you would know. Here is an example of the famed Light Horse, the unit resonsible for the last mounted cavalry charge in history, being caught up in a very unfortunate incident. This has only come to light in recent years.

Surafend affair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Japanese war record of atrcocities is well documented. The victors write the histories.
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