War only brings Grief and Sadness : In Commemoration of the End of the Pacific War
Reposted from my Family Blog on wednesday, august 15, 2007: War only brings Grief and Sadness [Video Clip from youtube: ] While watching the Digital NHK news today past 9:00 pm at my Hotel room, I found myself sobbing in tears, an situation a adult mad like me would be ashamed to admit. Why did a man like me cried ? Today is the 62nd anniversary of Japan's surrender to the United States after the war. In the news was featured an old woman 101 years of age who lost son in the war. She was crying while asked for a statement during the commemoration event. She said (in Japanese) - the war did not have any justifiable reason and purpose - wars are all useless and destroys families. She wondered how happy she would be if she is still with her son who died just a few months after graduating from Tokyo University while in combat. Another story that broke my heart is that of a Japanese father who wrote nice 43 letters for his newborn son. The artistic letters had matching pictures of bi...