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Reflections on War Fatefully, World Vyar II Officially Came Yet Th Rough It ' All a Character Was to an End on Sept Pacific Citizen National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Established 1929 ($1 .50 Postpaid U.S.) Newsstand: 2S¢ #2784/Vol 121, NO.5 ISSN: 0030-8579 2 Coral Circle, Suite 204, Monterey Park, CA 91755 (213) 725-0083 Sept. 1-14, 1995 Reflections on war Fatefully, World vyar II officially came Yet th rough it ' all a character was to an end on Sept. 2, 1945, with the last forged in battle. signatures affixed to a document passed On its 50th anniversary, the ending of from Gen. Douglas MacArthur to Japa­ the war may seem anticlimactic as the nese officials, led by Foreign Minister reflections, feelings, insights and con­ Mamoru Shigemitsu, aboard the U.S.S troversies continue to this day. Missouri docked in Tokyo Bay. In particular, the four years prior to that To that end, here then are five veter­ event were defining moments for Japan ans who have written their thoughts about and for the United States. The larger this war which continues to bring to the view is that this cataclysmic event also Japanese American community a sense cast the young Japanese American com-' of honor as well as the inescapable and munity into chaos and confusion. haunting realism of human tragedy. The 100th At Anziol at a,deep ~e com- Biffontaine m.ullity invalv.ement as well By COl. YOUNG OAK KIM "We were aU very iin~ pressed with the high cati- Speaking to a gathering celebrating the I berafstudentsthatapplied fur scholarshi .. qq' Ii n· aLhievements of the 1DO th Battalion, the 5ato. ''It.isashametbat e author gives a beachhead and foxhole cannotgi.ve monel to e8rh ofthe applicants:. view of the tribulations of this famous unit illeL $chIJ~flip which carved its way across Europe ... winners -pages 10-14 The 100th earned, the hard way, all recognition bestowed upon it. This being the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is well to talk about the 100th. Upon reflection, I decided against giving my own opinion or citing any of the battles cited in the many published books, Troy Shiozawa because we all feel the 100th was the greatest unit. Because of this built-in bias, I could say anything and exaggerate and you says stabbing would cheerfully concur. Let me cite two widely separate incidents. I personally participated in both from beginning to end, but the quote is "bearsa.y." was accidental The first occurred in the Anzio beachhead in early June. Anzio was ringed or surrounded by two German defensive Pocatello, Idaho, .JA lines, the first on the flat beachhead where the Allies and the Germans were nose to nose for many months, both sides well on trial as JACLers dug in. The 100th and the 34th Division were positioned on watch proceedings this line fighting the Germans, and other assaulting units passed through us and broke this line while we provided supporting fire. The second German defensive ring was up in On trial for stabbing his former the hills overlooking the beachhead. The 34th Division's stepdaughter, Troy Shiozawa, 24, PC ArchlvG$ mission was to capture the pass in the Albanio Hills near testified Aug. 28 that the incident THE MOMENT-Gen. Douglas MacArthur stands before Japanese offi­ was accidental. The trial, which is See 10oth/page 7 expected to conclude this week, cials who signed the agreement to surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, aboard the has many JACL members con­ U. S. S. Missouri. This was the last formal end to World War 11. cerned thatShiozawa's civil rights have been violated by the Bannock County, Idaho prosecutors. Shiozawa of Pocatello, Idaho, has been charged with one count Japan and the atom bomb question of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated battery. De­ single prop warplanes were topped merous other con fliets, too n u mer­ nations' myths. Japan had hers. fense attorney Bron Rammell said By FRANK NISHIO by speedier fighters, flying for­ ous to list. Each war was fought Their belief was that their coun­ that during a conversation be­ tresses, s uperfortresses and wi th bigger and better weapons­ try, their people and their em­ tween Shiozawa and his fonner The author, who at one stealth bombers. that is, harsh r, crueler and more peror were of one origin. All were wife, Leslie, 21, in the back seat of time Joined a peace If progress takes its normal devastating. conceived by Amaterasu-omikami •. her truck, Lexie Hill, 3, fell back­ route, the nuclear bombs of today Now. ask th men fighting these the Qronipotent god. Thus, their wards from the back seat and movement, measures will give way to a larger destruc­ wars if they would suspend usage land and people were protected by landed on his open pocket knife. the horror of the ulti­ tiveforce. Ateaeh interval, people, of a superior weapon because it heavenly powers. Their belief in Both mother and child were in mate weapon against correctly, intervened to say, we was thought to be too cruel. The this was twice confinned. On both attendance during the court pro­ must stop this nonsense. But the rockets? The flame throwers? Can occasions, on different invasion ceedings. the saved lives of human selfishness, be it for power, you imagine pointing a flame attempts by the mighty Mongols, "Troy is Iii cowboy. He has a soldiers who fought on cont."l'ol or possesion, has always, thrower at a human being? The the 1 sser quipped Japan was habit," said Rammell, reported the the front lines. without exception, superceded the napalm? Ifone hasn'ts ena whole saved by "Kamikaze," god's stann. Idaho State Journal. peace and humanitarian move­ mountainside burn from napalm, A powerful hurricane \viped out Rammell said that Shiozawa Weapon systems had progressed ment. one can't imagine what it does to a has a habitofpullingout his pocket from rock throwing through bows The League of Nations was living being. The large See BOMB/page 6 knife and using it to clean his and arrows, sharpened sticks, formed to prevent another "war to transoceanic missil s? Yes. th nails when he is talking to people. spears and rock launchers, to gun end all wars." That move proved bacterial warfar and poison gas Hid Hasegawa, Idaho Falls Chap­ powder launched projectiles of ineffective, and WWII follow d. were suspend d, but not stopp d; More stories-Three ter, told Pacific Citizen that 10 many shapes and sizes: cannons, Then the United Nations was most nations had a stockpil . 0 more veterans write people in morning testimony Aug. mortars, and rockets. Suddenly, a formed, augmenLing the w ak now, why did w use th nucl a1' their personal views of uranium bomb was introd uced and points of the League of Nations. bomb? immediately topped by a hydro­ But soon the Korean lncid nl fol­ Many peopl S ofth world hay the war-pages 6-7. See TROY/page 5 gen bomb. In similar fashion, lowed, Viet. 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