70 years ago the battle of okinawa.

Eugen · 05-25-2016, 11:48 AM

Interesting accounts of those that served and 'set foot' on Okinawa. Watching documentaries and the few photos and films taken at the time probably doesn't really convey the personal horrors endured. The body counts and casualties, however, do clearly speak to the death and destruction of that campaign.

My father served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, but was relatively safe from the war as he was stationed at an air field in Brazil. In case you wonder why South America presence, cargo planes and B-17s flew from the states to the Africa theatre via South America.

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Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 797 Thanks: 403 Thanked 640 Times in 339 Posts	Interesting accounts of those that served and 'set foot' on Okinawa. Watching documentaries and the few photos and films taken at the time probably doesn't really convey the personal horrors endured. The body counts and casualties, however, do clearly speak to the death and destruction of that campaign. My father served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, but was relatively safe from the war as he was stationed at an air field in Brazil. In case you wonder why South America presence, cargo planes and B-17s flew from the states to the Africa theatre via South America. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain