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Home / Posts Tagged: Battle of Okinawa

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Divine Wind: Reflections from Two Kamikaze Veterans

July 2, 2020Sean BlandThursday TidingsBattle of Okinawa, Imperial Japan, kamikaze, World War II1 Comment

By Kyle Nappi At first glance, “kamikaze veteran” will undoubtedly read as an oxymoron to most Americans. Best parodied in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, producer/actor Larry David muses how one can be a kamikaze pilot and yet still be alive. My own introduction to this concept is traceable to a handful of biographical

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