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08-16-2007, 07:52 PM
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V-J day
Iwas just wondering how okinawas marked or observed one of the greatest days in the 20th century.
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08-16-2007, 08:00 PM
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How many americans really care about their own holidays?
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08-16-2007, 08:02 PM
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Youre right but i dont think its an american holiday as much as before probably more of a military one.
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08-16-2007, 08:05 PM
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I'm pretty sure 99.9% of okinawan's don't celebrate this day. Two foreign forces were fighting on their land. I'm sure they didn't care who won, as long as the fighting stopped.
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08-16-2007, 09:14 PM
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Actually i believe they(some officials) vistit the Yasukuni Shrine.
http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/415199 |
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