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[email protected] STRIPESOKINAWA.COM FACEBOOK.COM/STRIPESPACIFIC FREE INSIDE INFO HAVE YOU EVER… A POEM BY WWII SAILOR PAGE 2 WHAT IS JAPAN’S THANKSGIVING? PAGE 3 Nakagusuku Castle Ruins MOS BURGER GOES VEGGIE PAGE 6 an architectural masterpiece Page 4 DEADLINES FOR SHIPPING HOLIDAY GIFTS NEAR PAGE 8 7-5-3 Day Japanese tradition and rite of passage PAGE 5 Special 8-page pullout inside! File photos 2 STRIPES OKINAWA A STARS AND STRIPES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION 75 YEARS IN THE PACIFIC NOVEMBER 12 − NOVEMBER 25, 2020 HAVE YOU EVER… A poem by a WWII sailor Editor’s Note: Cindy Pearson Gates sent this to Stars and Stripes. Here’s what she had to say: “Hello, my father, now passed, was a Max D. Lederer Jr. Publisher Boatswain’s Mate on an LST in the Battle of Biak. When he was Lt. Col. Richard E. McClintic 19, he wrote a poem after the battle that is poignant and raw and Commander honest. In his honor, I am putting it out there for you, in case you Chris Verigan would be interested in it.” Cindy, we are very interested. Thank Engagement Director you so much for sharing a part of your father with us. Marie Woods Publishing and Media Design Director Chris Carlson BY WILLIAM G. PEARSON Publishing and Media Design Manager Eric Lee Have you ever… Advertising and Circulation Manager Waited three months to catch up with your mail only to find it was Kentaro Shimura Production Manager sent back to your starting place? DUKW unloading at Biak.