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One of my friends was a career Navy man. He was in a support ship off the coast of of Utah beach on D-day. He thought that was intense at the time. He talked very little about Okinawa except to say it was a brutal time and made D-day look calm and organized. He was terrified of the prospect of the upcoming invasion of the main islands of Japan. He knew a lot of the Americans were going to die and even more Japanese. He said the news of the two bombs was something no one around him really understood at first. When they heard about the unconditional surrender many very hardened combat veterans cried with relief at not having to face the homeland invasion.
No doubt the men were tough and seasoned but there were many men shipped home on what we now know as PTSD. It happened back then, it was just not talked about much.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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