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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: 230RN on December 07, 2018, 01:55:49 AM
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^ Reproduction of plaque embedded in Deck of USS Missouri, for legibility.
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The original, in situ on the Big Mo's veranda deck. Apparently it's hard to photograph well.
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The moment.
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Terry, 230RN
REF (One of many):
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1303405
Pic credits in properties
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The newsreel footage is interesting to watch.
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Yes, The ceremony:
https://youtu.be/3b4A60dacq0 (8:36)
"These proceedings are closed." (MacArthur)
Yes, except for the discovery and exposure of their war crimes.
Search term "japanese war criminals" is a good start.
Terry
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Yes, The ceremony:
https://youtu.be/3b4A60dacq0 (8:36)
"These proceedings are closed." (MacArthur)
Yes, except for the discovery and exposure of their war crimes.
Search term "japanese war criminals" is a good start.
Terry
Lots of people remember the Nazi War Crimes ....Dr. Mengele, et al., but few remember (or knew ... ) the Japanese were guilty of some very horrendous war crimes too.
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Lots of people remember the Nazi War Crimes ....Dr. Mengele, et al., but few remember (or knew ... ) the Japanese were guilty of some very horrendous war crimes too.
An example:
To determine the treatment of frostbite, prisoners were taken outside in freezing weather and left with exposed arms, periodically drenched with water until frozen solid. The arm was later amputated; the doctor would repeat the process on the victim's upper arm to the shoulder. After both arms were gone, the doctors moved on to the legs until only a head and torso remained. The victim was then used for plague and pathogens experiments
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I took this about a month and a half ago. The toughest part of taking a pic, is getting close to it. That, and steadying your hand when you start thinking about what an important square yard of teak you're looking at.
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/j94/Calumus/0/f5ee5c94-ac44-4f4a-91ec-f0f90c57237d-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Calumus/p/f5ee5c94-ac44-4f4a-91ec-f0f90c57237d)
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An interesting thread topic for Pearl Harbor Day.
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I took this about a month and a half ago. The toughest part of taking a pic, is getting close to it. That, and steadying your hand when you start thinking about what an important square yard of teak you're looking at.
(https://beta-static.photobucket.com/images/j94/Calumus/0/f5ee5c94-ac44-4f4a-91ec-f0f90c57237d-original.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Calumus/p/f5ee5c94-ac44-4f4a-91ec-f0f90c57237d)
Actually, that's one of the best actual photos of it I've seen, what with the reflections and the lighting and the raised lettering, etc. That's why I included the medallion for readability. Thank you, Calumus ! My hands would shake, too.
The term "V-J Day" has several dates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Legendary_kiss_V%E2%80%93J_day_in_Times_Square_Alfred_Eisenstaedt.jpg)
It all goes to show you what happens when you let your big stick go limp. Four years of agony.
Terry