Tag Archives: japanese

Never Will We Forget

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Caryn

Eighty-four years ago today, one of the most devastating attacks on US soil took place. In its aftermath, the United States entered World War II, a decision that would eventually lead my dad and uncles to serve as well. Many … Continue reading →

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The Death Railway

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Caryn

Japanese had a need in 1940, to create a way to support their military operations in the Burma (now Myanmar) region during World War II. It was decided that a railway was needed to fulfill that need. The Burma Railway, … Continue reading →

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Failed Attempt

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Caryn

Bombs dropping on the United States are basically unheard of. Of course, Pearl Harbor might come to mind for many people, but Hawaii only became a state on August 2, 1959, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor was December 7, … Continue reading →

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Self-Imposed Secret Mission

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Caryn

When a soldier is told to guard an area for his country, he does just that, but on this occasion, this job of “guarding” an area, or an island in this case, was taken to extremes. For a time, the Allies struggled against the Japanese, but by 1945, the tide of World War II had turned decisively against Japan. Continue reading →

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Sleeping Giants

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Caryn

There are some national events that stay in our thoughts and hearts forever. The Pearl Harbor is one of those events. The attack on Pearl Harbor was so destructive and so unexpected that it shocked everyone…well, most everyone anyway. President Franklin D Roosevelt knew that Japan would likely attack, Continue reading →

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Pulling Strings

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Caryn

It’s not often that a young man “pulls strings” in order to go to war. Most men would rather not go to war, and some will even try to “pull strings” to get out of going. John F Kennedy, who had some health problems, and an old back injury from his college football days, was turned down for the Navy, Continue reading →

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Remarkable

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Caryn

Soldiers everywhere have varied backgrounds, but maybe more so during World War I and World War II, as well as wars in which there was a draft. Robert Kerr “Jock” McLaren was a veterinarian by trade, but during his service with the Second Australian Imperial Force, Continue reading →

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“Bugger The CO”

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Caryn

Lieutenant Thomas “Diver” Derrick was one of the 2/48th Battalion of the Australian 9th Infantry division battalion’s most decorated and beloved soldiers, serving in Australia’s most decorated unit in World War II. He was the best of the best, but it was after one event that he actually gained notoriety. Continue reading →

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Taking Guadalcanal

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Caryn

Amazingly, the islands of the world have held an importance during wartime, that most of us would never have dreamed. These seemingly insignificant places proved to be great staging places time and again, and so became places that were fought over viciously. Continue reading →

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Slaughter Of Hong Kong

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Caryn

During their reign of terror, Japan, like Germany had their sights set on world domination. Japanese troops landed in Hong Kong on December 18, 1941, and an immediate slaughter began. Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: japanese

Never Will We Forget

The Death Railway

Failed Attempt

Self-Imposed Secret Mission

Sleeping Giants

Pulling Strings

Remarkable

“Bugger The CO”

Taking Guadalcanal

Slaughter Of Hong Kong

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