TheSlot1942 I never get tears in my eyes for anything but I’ll admit even I almost had a tear in my eye. Heartwarming and extremely sad at the same time.
@J M you're not wrong, even as a Japanese myself, i believe those people should acknowledge their mistakes. "Japan never did anything wrong!" seems like ignorants to me.
Hiromi Koyama 戦争において何が正しいか正しくないかはかなりナンセンスだと思うが？あなたは日本人は自分たちが間違っていたという認識をしないことを批判してるけど、ではアメリカは正しかったと？？ It's meaningless to think what right and wrong are in war. You say those people should acknowledge they did wrong things. But do you think U.S. was right and Japan was wrong? If you think so, you ARE ignorant. No country is right in war.
I returned photos to the family of a German soldier killed in combat and I can assure you there’s no greater sense of satisfaction...it means the absolute world to these families- more than you can possibly imagine.
Easier said than done. I'm ethnically Korean, but grew up in the States. My Korean peeps have a lot of beef with people from the past especially the Japanese. And, still a bit annoyed about things that happened 500+ years ago with the Chinese.
I am of Japanese ancestry, but am totally illiterate in Japanese. A coworker came to me with one of these flags and asked if I knew anyone who could translate the flag. My parents probably couldn't because they are US born, but my uncle went to college in Japan (during WWII!) and was able to translate it. Unfortunately the translation process spun out of control and the daughter of the flag's owner got involved, and there was a lot of hurt feelings when my coworker donated the flag to the Pearl Harbor Museum instead of returning the flag. I am so glad that the Obon Society exists.... the flags need to go home.
I myself think that all the flags and swords taken from the war should go back. Just like here were I live. My ppl are still trying to get back what is ours. Maori heads. They were once ppl my ancestors and there displayed in museums as trophies. That's crap. Most will never understand the likes of the Japanese or the Maori and there spiritual beliefs. Send the flags home. For closure of the family's that lose loved ones. It's that simple
It hurts a lot that the fathers had to fight in the war and see some really bad things and do some too. It is good that the sons can come together and make peace in a way that the fathers were never able to do.
My dad was in the US Army infantry in WW.2 and fought in the Pacific in the Phiilppines and on Okinawa. He talked very little about the war. My dad also had some things he brought back from the war He passed away 4 weeks ago at age 92.
Couldn't agree more. Humanity has been at it since we came to exist, but in this day and age, with the technology we have at our disposal, and the future we could achieve from it, the stars the limit.
well, okinawa is not in the philippines but maybe your dad had been here in the philippines because american soldier had been here, they brought delicacies
When he got emotional meeting him at the Airport I lost it. When her sister cried I even more lost it and finally broke down. That flag is home as all those Japanese Flags should be.
We cant blame his dad for not wanting to give the flag back, many of those american soldiers fought for their lives, and seen the horrors of war. But I applaud his son for doing this and giving closure to the old conflict, and bringing peace between two races who once fought and hated each other.
I suggest we all learn about the ACTIONS of the Japanese army on Saipan, the Phillipines, China and Korea. You will get the perspective on how the veterans felt towards the Japanese.
Powerful...Things like this bind people together and helps to heal old wounds and pain. Going to war is a hard thing. Surviving a war and seeing friends die, get maimed, killing people is an awful thing. Returning the flag to a family whose father was killed in a war, however long ago was a difficult and respectful thing to do. I’m proud of this man and the OBON society’s work in helping old wounds heal and reuniting a family.
This video gives me incredible hope. My life was once spared by the mother of our enemy when I was deployed overseas. She literally let me live when she had every reason to take revenge. It's something beautiful and unique when you find love where once only hate existed. I'm so glad the son of the American veteran personally gave the flag to the son of the man who had died while serving in Japan's Army. I'll never forget this story and I shared it on my wall as soon as I saw it. Thank you for sharing it with me. Thank you so much.
lojza, you can't really generalize like that. Would it be fair to say that "the Americans" massacred My Lai during the vietnam war? No because it was only a few bunch of soldiers from U.S. Army Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade who committed the murders.
So by that rationality are we beholden to all atrocities committed by our soldiers regardless of us never having been there or done these things? Things that are way long gone in the past? Do we keep old wounds open forever?
wow, @Jon Starlight, that sounds like an incredible story, could you please elaborate that, and I mean that in sincere curiosity of hearing another tale of human compassion under the duress of war in addition to this heart-warming video. Cheers and God Bless
He hopes his father would have approved After all it did sound like his father had built up some hate after World War II. Because before his father died he asked me if he could get those flags back to the families and his father said no. But I can kind of understand how his father could feel that way because you’re fighting what you are told is the enemy you see things that you never want to see so it messes with your head a little building a bit of hate. But I also believe it is good to get that hate away and realize what is right. But then again maybe his father would approve
This hits hard even for us who have never had family in the war. I think it hits hard because it was a dark time in history. A war that should have never happened. And as a human the least I could do is cry.
My mom‘s cousin died defending Saipan. all the family received were a few bone fragments. These flags embody spirit of my uncle and his fellow warriors.
The 41st... The Sunset Division... They relieved the 32d The Red Arrow....Pop was with the 32d..126th Combat Infantry Regiment...Two Divisions almost unheard of in our history books, the Soldiers of these outfits bore the worst of brutal jungle fighting.... They were Army National Guard.... can't speak for the 41st but Dad said the 32d was trained for open country warfare... To fight Rommel... last minute decision put them in the jungles of New Guinea.... Baptism by 🔥...it was bad.... blessings from California....Son of PFC Eugene H Underwood 32d 126th/ 592d 2d Engineer Special Brigade...Boat and Shore Regiment....
This is just so incredible beautiful. Kindness can conquer fear, hate, and pain. Such wonderful people to work on bridging those terrible things with their own kindness and empathy.This is when you realize that there is still hope for a messed-up world.
Oh forgiveness. I want to be moved by this video. I am moved by this video. But I can't forget the images of Chinese heads rolling away from the samurai sword, the half naked dead women, the heap of dead POW soldiers machine gunned by the river, the bayoneted babies impaled atop pikes , and my own grandma's trembling hands whenever she saw a Japanese flag. I remember the ferocious hate in that woman's eyes. Japanese soldiers, how in the world am I supposed to forgive you? How were the poor souls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki supposed to answer for your heinous savagery? I struggle with this. I try hard to answer for my hate for you. But how hard did you try to answer for your hate for the rest of us, that is, until you lost he war?
learn to forgive, the Japanese killer of those woman most likely suffer the same fate if not worse. It is the war of the past, just learn not to repeat it!
The men who carried these flags are long dead, they paid for the war already. Letting their families have some peace is about building something new after all the brutality and hate of the past.
Lived and worked in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. As a child, I remember playing on old WW2 Japanese ruins. This is so surreal and emotional to watch. Obon charity is the real deal. My Grandparents would never buy a Japanese vehicle post-war, you can understand that and I suppose, because of that, I could never disrespect some of these American veterans not wanting to return what they felt was theirs to keep. But as time passes the younger generation hurting with the loss of their own fathers who never talked about the war want to find closure in some way and do their part to reunite what was an incredibly personal item the Japanese soldier had on them during there final moments.
Then do it, why not? He probably would, may his soul rest in peace. No one can tell what will happen, or even who may you meet or have an email from or something, who knows... who knows what story is going to unfold if you do, I think you should, but that's a thing that you and only you can decide.
Japan may have been an enemy in WW II but today they are by far are best friends and closest of allies in the Pacific Region! In 2011 Operation Tomodachi "Friends" was conducted to help the people of Japan recover from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tragic tsunami that impacted Japan with enormous force, and to this Japan remains committed to our friendship and alliance so bringing those flags back to their native land is a fitting ending to a tough chapter of American history but a chapter that made the USA and Japan stronger!
War is, at the end, two groups of strangers killing each other. It's not for the so called county, it's not for the people of country nor the land of country, But for the people they never met nor will never meet who get benefit out of it.
This means a lot to many Japanese families whose ancestors in their youth went to war have never returned home, not even a single hint of their bodies or remains. The flags meant the Japanese soldier's spirit have retirned to his respective family: an honorable welcome home indeed.
This is a beautiful story my father in law served in WWII and told my husband who was half Mongolian what some of the American soldiers did. This soldier didn’t understand the significance of the flag. Other soldiers took human heads which in Buddhism philosoply the soul can’t rest if body parts are separated. Since there wasn’t a body it was a huge reconciliation to send the flag home.
Amidst the eternal waves of time From a ripple of change shall the storm rise Out of the abyss peer the eyes of a demon, Its wings a black sheath The demon soars through dark skies Fear and death trail its shadow Until men united wield a hallowed sabre In the final reckoning the beast is slain As the Demon sleeps man turns on man His own blood and madness spread throughout the earth From the depths of despair awaken the old demon Its raven wings ablaze with majestic light When history witnesses a great change, Japan reveals itself, first as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Japan returns, this time as a great hero.
I cried so much, can not stop crying.Tears keep on falling down.Such a healing in this time of era ..crisis in our country..hatre..Please, we must all come together as one for the love of our nation where we are known of the melting pot. It is the beauty of America.
This guy didn't see the horrors his father did...an when he said at the end that his father would be glad uhhhhh no he wouldn't when he ask him when he was alive he said no for a reason
My father was a decorated Hero of the Battle of Okinawa. He was wounded earning a Purple Heart and a bronze star. He was in the 381st regiment of the 96th Army Infantry. His platoon captured an enemy flag which he brought home and before he died he instructed us to never return the flag. The flag is covered with salutations the translate in various ways to mean killing the men that attacked. Dad told us it should be kept to teach future children that unchecked maniacs the attack the US will meet us on the field and we will prevail. Freedom is never free. That flag is in the possession of my oldest son to be passed on when he dies with the same message.
this absolutely wonderful. it brings to mind the few negative comments of President Obama's trip to Japan to view the sites of the atomic bombs and apologized for the tragedy. Folks full of hateful words that he should apologize. No one likes war... And for this son of an American (and others) to return these memory flags of Japanese soldiers to their families is a beautiful heatfelt gesture. This is what seals the bonds of peace..
Obama never apologized for the US dropping the bomb on Japan. It's a fairytale that Obama haters want to spread! The only thing America should apologize for is not dropping more atomic bombs on Japan, for all their war crimes!
The obvious problem with apologizing for an act is that, in effect, you are repudiating that act. ...The problem of repudiating a war action is that your present enemies will interpret this is a statement that you are unwilling to repeat the act; and that they may be emboldened to aggress on you in the future. Japan has a mutual defense pact with the U.S.. It relies on the U.S. for its protection. This includes our "nuclear umbrella" when it comes to facing down hostile countries that also possess nuclear weapons (China, North Korea, Russia). Obama wasn't promoting peace when he apologized for the U.S.'s use of the atomic bomb; he was effectively inviting China to be more aggressive in its dealings with Japan. (China and Japan have a running dispute over the sovereignty of some small islands near the Ryukus.) Obama was effectively weakening America's nuclear deterrence, which relies partly on convincing our potential enemies of our moral willingness to use them again in war.
@@johnnydiner9815 yeah! The US created a weapon that has been refined and advanced to the point of exterminating and eliminating all of us! USA USA USA USA USA USA
Absolutely amazing video about our humanity; we need to recognize/nationalize more messages like these. Anyone know if that couple has a Kickstarter or a Patreon account?
Lojza Lojzovic Americans also killed Japanese soldiers, mutilated them and wore their pody parts on their uniforms as trophies. I would really want to know what was wrong with THEM.
but soldiers they if you are soldier you know you are going risk your life ... japanese butchered civilians ..nanking massacre read something about that
This story illustrates why it's so important to treat the vanquished with respect. After WW1, the Treaty of Versaille basically blamed Germany for the war even though Germany was no more at fault than any of the other protagonists. The result was an aggreived nation and the world ended up with WW2. After WW2, George Marshall was determined to not make the same mistake. The Marshall Plan helped rebuild Germany and Japan and we ended up with friends and allies instead of enemies. Many generals understand how to win a war, but Marshall understood how to win the peace. For this reason, I consider him to be one of America's greatest and impactful generals. He changed the world for the better. The results of his actions are stories like this one, where people are able to let go, and with deep respect for one another.
I am a Japanese living in Sapporo. My father was a lieutenant at the time of the Pacific War. He wanted to be a lawyer, but the war changed his will. He wanted to fight against the Americans inspired profoundly by the Imperial ideology ! What a crazy thought ! Fortunately he didn't die during the war. After the end of war, he managed to find a job as a local journalist after the purge from public work. He already passed away leaving me this word : Ideology is very dangerous. I think he is right. Sorry for a personal matter, but what impressed me very much this video is the words expressed by a veteran " You can't keep hating people." What a generous mind ! Where there is a forgiveness, there will be a hope for the peace. I really hope so. Thank you for reading my poor English.
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I know that many of these flags are still sold as merchandise on ebay and in antique stores in the US. As a Japanese, I am very distressed by this fact. These flags have information about the soldier's name and place of birth, so there is still a chance to find the surviving family members. I hope that with the help of our American friends, as many flags as possible will return home.
Omg, now watching..its never too late to watch this incredible documentary. Lers have peace everyone, NO To WAR..there is no good results/ending if we have war. I hope to all the countries & leaders this may bring a big lesson👍🙏
Can't really blame the father for not wanting to return it, as the son said you don't know what that kind of war does to a person. I think the person he was before the war was still in him somewhere screaming "return the flag" but his war version of himself had too much control
Their fathers went to war - one survived, one didnt.
Their children made peace.
So powerful and it made me cry!
I am not going to lie, at 6:10 I am fighting back tears. What a beautiful gesture by the children of two warriors.
Tried very hard to hold it on 6:00, on 6:10 i just couldn't.
TheSlot1942 I never get tears in my eyes for anything but I’ll admit even I almost had a tear in my eye. Heartwarming and extremely sad at the same time.
Oh ok great. I thought you were going to lie.
same
Even the cameraman is holding back his tears, what an incredibly emotional moment.
"This is not a flag, it is the spirit of a soldier."
@J M that's not nice
@J M you're not wrong, even as a Japanese myself, i believe those people should acknowledge their mistakes. "Japan never did anything wrong!" seems like ignorants to me.
@J M Well received and peace be with you too, friend
I am not american nor japanese but i just want to say that your countries are the awesome.peace with you guys
Hiromi Koyama 戦争において何が正しいか正しくないかはかなりナンセンスだと思うが？あなたは日本人は自分たちが間違っていたという認識をしないことを批判してるけど、ではアメリカは正しかったと？？
It's meaningless to think what right and wrong are in war. You say those people should acknowledge they did wrong things. But do you think U.S. was right and Japan was wrong? If you think so, you ARE ignorant. No country is right in war.
I love this and what Obon is doing. Makes me have faith in humanity.
Well said young man!🙏✌
Truly! I always have faith in humanity.
I returned photos to the family of a German soldier killed in combat and I can assure you there’s no greater sense of satisfaction...it means the absolute world to these families- more than you can possibly imagine.
"You can't keep hating on people..." deep..
Easier said than done. I'm ethnically Korean, but grew up in the States.
My Korean peeps have a lot of beef with people from the past especially the Japanese. And, still a bit annoyed about things that happened 500+ years ago with the Chinese.
"Its better to give, than to recieve." My father used to say it to me. Now i see the depth of that meaning. RIP Dad.
I am of Japanese ancestry, but am totally illiterate in Japanese. A coworker came to me with one of these flags and asked if I knew anyone who could translate the flag. My parents probably couldn't because they are US born, but my uncle went to college in Japan (during WWII!) and was able to translate it. Unfortunately the translation process spun out of control and the daughter of the flag's owner got involved, and there was a lot of hurt feelings when my coworker donated the flag to the Pearl Harbor Museum instead of returning the flag. I am so glad that the Obon Society exists.... the flags need to go home.
Kathy Mayeda so is the flag still there or can you get it back
My grandfather was a Polish officer... My nephew is of partial German heritage. Forgive, and carry on.
I myself think that all the flags and swords taken from the war should go back. Just like here were I live. My ppl are still trying to get back what is ours. Maori heads. They were once ppl my ancestors and there displayed in museums as trophies. That's crap. Most will never understand the likes of the Japanese or the Maori and there spiritual beliefs. Send the flags home. For closure of the family's that lose loved ones. It's that simple
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 Mine was Soviet. He was of Ukrainian and Polish descent
@J M But you're a loser, so your opinion is irrelevant.
It hurts a lot that the fathers had to fight in the war and see some really bad things and do some too. It is good that the sons can come together and make peace in a way that the fathers were never able to do.
This is so deep touches my soul.
I would like clint eastwood to make a film based on real events about flags returned to the Japanese people flag obon
A documentary would work better
6:04, cried my eyes out. I'm so thankful to the people returning these flags to the rightful homes. Very honorable people.
My dad was in the US Army infantry in WW.2 and fought in the Pacific in the Phiilppines and on Okinawa. He talked very little about the war. My dad also had some things he brought back from the war He passed away 4 weeks ago at age 92.
Tommy Vinson my condolences for you sir
WAR is the worst stupid thing that human will do.
Couldn't agree more. Humanity has been at it since we came to exist, but in this day and age, with the technology we have at our disposal, and the future we could achieve from it, the stars the limit.
well, okinawa is not in the philippines but maybe your dad had been here in the philippines because american soldier had been here, they brought delicacies
People everywhere are sick and tired of War they've had enough
When he got emotional meeting him at the Airport I lost it. When her sister cried I even more lost it and finally broke down. That flag is home as all those Japanese Flags should be.
I wonder if their relative was a war criminal?
@@KobyOwen two years later i wonder if you are still a complete bell end?
We cant blame his dad for not wanting to give the flag back, many of those american soldiers fought for their lives, and seen the horrors of war. But I applaud his son for doing this and giving closure to the old conflict, and bringing peace between two races who once fought and hated each other.
I suggest we all learn about the ACTIONS of the Japanese army on Saipan, the Phillipines, China and Korea. You will get the perspective on how the veterans felt towards the Japanese.
Powerful...Things like this bind people together and helps to heal old wounds and pain. Going to war is a hard thing. Surviving a war and seeing friends die, get maimed, killing people is an awful thing. Returning the flag to a family whose father was killed in a war, however long ago was a difficult and respectful thing to do. I’m proud of this man and the OBON society’s work in helping old wounds heal and reuniting a family.
That was an act of pure kindness.
This video gives me incredible hope. My life was once spared by the mother of our enemy when I was deployed overseas. She literally let me live when she had every reason to take revenge. It's something beautiful and unique when you find love where once only hate existed. I'm so glad the son of the American veteran personally gave the flag to the son of the man who had died while serving in Japan's Army. I'll never forget this story and I shared it on my wall as soon as I saw it. Thank you for sharing it with me. Thank you so much.
they butchered people with machetes are you serious ? nanking massacre read about it
lojza, you can't really generalize like that. Would it be fair to say that "the Americans" massacred My Lai during the vietnam war? No because it was only a few bunch of soldiers from U.S. Army Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade who committed the murders.
Aren't they part of the official US armed forces? really easy to just wash your hands off that and say it was just a bunch of rogue soldiers.
So by that rationality are we beholden to all atrocities committed by our soldiers regardless of us never having been there or done these things? Things that are way long gone in the past? Do we keep old wounds open forever?
wow, @Jon Starlight, that sounds like an incredible story, could you please elaborate that, and I mean that in sincere curiosity of hearing another tale of human compassion under the duress of war in addition to this heart-warming video.
Cheers and God Bless
His son is a spitting image of him. Made me cry. 😭
Too bad that most WW2 veterans never talked about the war. It’s history that will be lost, maybe it was too painful to revisit.
As a Combat Wounded Veteran...”You Cannot Be Hating Your Enemy Forever” You Fight In The War...But You Must Find Peace Within Your Heart After.
I was holding up tears. Im so glad that OBON made it possible for the families to find closure. Thank you for this vid.
Damn this is so sad. I hope both soldiers is happy now in Heaven.
I have a flag like this from my dad’s service in the Pacific. I need to get it translated.
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This is what this country is about! Freedom and watching out for ALL MANKIND.
He hopes his father would have approved After all it did sound like his father had built up some hate after World War II. Because before his father died he asked me if he could get those flags back to the families and his father said no. But I can kind of understand how his father could feel that way because you’re fighting what you are told is the enemy you see things that you never want to see so it messes with your head a little building a bit of hate. But I also believe it is good to get that hate away and realize what is right.
But then again maybe his father would approve
When that woman started weeping I lost it. War cuts so deeply into people's lives, it can be felt 3/4 of a century later.
O god... I'm crying so bad right now
I always thought m hardcore... But this make me cry... Respect to all the fallen soldiers irrespective of their nation.. Love from arunachal pradesh
Thank you to the OBON Society! You did a great job in healing the past! Despite that every veteran is old, you still did this. This is amazing.
Very moving!
This is one of the most wonderful things I have ever seen.
It's time for the world to come to gather and be one big nation 🇯🇵🇺🇸
This hits hard even for us who have never had family in the war. I think it hits hard because it was a dark time in history. A war that should have never happened. And as a human the least I could do is cry.
So sad all those young wasted lives
i actually cried....
This is a beautiful story.
Japan has a beautiful history. Im glad where allies.
@J M There are rotten apples everywhere.
My mom‘s cousin died defending Saipan. all the family received were a few bone fragments. These flags embody spirit of my uncle and his fellow warriors.
To have and hold their father’s blood laced flag carried near his heart when he passed is beyond any human emotion ! 🙏 OBON society !
The 41st... The Sunset Division... They relieved the 32d The Red Arrow....Pop was with the 32d..126th Combat Infantry Regiment...Two Divisions almost unheard of in our history books, the Soldiers of these outfits bore the worst of brutal jungle fighting.... They were Army National Guard.... can't speak for the 41st but Dad said the 32d was trained for open country warfare... To fight Rommel... last minute decision put them in the jungles of New Guinea.... Baptism by 🔥...it was bad.... blessings from California....Son of PFC Eugene H Underwood 32d 126th/ 592d 2d Engineer Special Brigade...Boat and Shore Regiment....
Keeping the flags turned out to be blessing of preservation
Beautiful ppl right there. I understand what the flag means to the Japanese. It like a taiaha to a Maori. It's your ancestor. Just beautiful
This is just so incredible beautiful. Kindness can conquer fear, hate, and pain. Such wonderful people to work on bridging those terrible things with their own kindness and empathy.This is when you realize that there is still hope for a messed-up world.
good luck flags they carried into battle which
This couple are saving lives..Bless The both of you .
Oh forgiveness. I want to be moved by this video. I am moved by this video. But I can't forget the images of Chinese heads rolling away from the samurai sword, the half naked dead women, the heap of dead POW soldiers machine gunned by the river, the bayoneted babies impaled atop pikes , and my own grandma's trembling hands whenever she saw a Japanese flag. I remember the ferocious hate in that woman's eyes.
Japanese soldiers, how in the world am I supposed to forgive you? How were the poor souls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki supposed to answer for your heinous savagery?
I struggle with this. I try hard to answer for my hate for you. But how hard did you try to answer for your hate for the rest of us, that is, until you lost he war?
learn to forgive, the Japanese killer of those woman most likely suffer the same fate if not worse. It is the war of the past, just learn not to repeat it!
The men who carried these flags are long dead, they paid for the war already. Letting their families have some peace is about building something new after all the brutality and hate of the past.
My generation can learn so much from these veterans.
That's sad....
As Southerners, we understand..
Lived and worked in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. As a child, I remember playing on old WW2 Japanese ruins. This is so surreal and emotional to watch. Obon charity is the real deal. My Grandparents would never buy a Japanese vehicle post-war, you can understand that and I suppose, because of that, I could never disrespect some of these American veterans not wanting to return what they felt was theirs to keep. But as time passes the younger generation hurting with the loss of their own fathers who never talked about the war want to find closure in some way and do their part to reunite what was an incredibly personal item the Japanese soldier had on them during there final moments.
It's so nice 😍..... good work
🇺🇸🇯🇵may they always wave in alliance after such bitterness and bloodshed.
Very moving ...
Lee Cowan your casual attitude sucks big time, absolutely no respect for the context of the issue.
I wanna send my gramps back there and I think hed be okay with it. RIP gramp
Then do it, why not? He probably would, may his soul rest in peace. No one can tell what will happen, or even who may you meet or have an email from or something, who knows... who knows what story is going to unfold if you do, I think you should, but that's a thing that you and only you can decide.
I thought he is Richard Gear the chairman of Obon society
Exactly what I thought - with a tiny bit of David Strathairn thrown in 😁
These old soldiers could teach this younger generation a whole lot about dignity and respect
Im crying 😭😭😭😭
Japan may have been an enemy in WW II but today they are by far are best friends and closest of allies in the Pacific Region! In 2011 Operation Tomodachi "Friends" was conducted to help the people of Japan recover from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tragic tsunami that impacted Japan with enormous force, and to this Japan remains committed to our friendship and alliance so bringing those flags back to their native land is a fitting ending to a tough chapter of American history but a chapter that made the USA and Japan stronger!
these damn onions everywhere.
War is, at the end, two groups of strangers killing each other.
It's not for the so called county, it's not for the people of country nor the land of country,
But for the people they never met nor will never meet who get benefit out of it.
American japanese war and remembrance
This means a lot to many Japanese families whose ancestors in their youth went to war have never returned home, not even a single hint of their bodies or remains. The flags meant the Japanese soldier's spirit have retirned to his respective family: an honorable welcome home indeed.
Heartwarming
This is a beautiful story my father in law served in WWII and told my husband who was half Mongolian what some of the American soldiers did. This soldier didn’t understand the significance of the flag. Other soldiers took human heads which in Buddhism philosoply the soul can’t rest if body parts are separated.
Since there wasn’t a body it was a huge reconciliation to send the flag home.
wow!
Amidst the eternal waves of time
From a ripple of change shall the storm rise
Out of the abyss peer the eyes of a demon,
Its wings a black sheath
The demon soars through dark skies
Fear and death trail its shadow
Until men united wield a hallowed sabre
In the final reckoning the beast is slain
As the Demon sleeps man turns on man
His own blood and madness spread throughout the earth
From the depths of despair awaken the old demon
Its raven wings ablaze with majestic light
When history witnesses a great change, Japan reveals itself, first as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Japan returns, this time as a great hero.
God Bless you Terry, you have a soul of a real warrior and have a heart of love. You did the right thing.
I cried so much, can not stop crying.Tears keep on falling down.Such a healing in this time of era ..crisis in our country..hatre..Please, we must all come together as one for the love of our nation where we are known of the melting pot. It is the beauty of America.
This guy didn't see the horrors his father did...an when he said at the end that his father would be glad uhhhhh no he wouldn't when he ask him when he was alive he said no for a reason
My father was a decorated Hero of the Battle of Okinawa. He was wounded earning a Purple Heart and a bronze star. He was in the 381st regiment of the 96th Army Infantry. His platoon captured an enemy flag which he brought home and before he died he instructed us to never return the flag. The flag is covered with salutations the translate in various ways to mean killing the men that attacked. Dad told us it should be kept to teach future children that unchecked maniacs the attack the US will meet us on the field and we will prevail. Freedom is never free. That flag is in the possession of my oldest son to be passed on when he dies with the same message.
I have come across a rising sun flag, apparently it is a unit flag instead of a good luck flag.
this absolutely wonderful. it brings to mind the few negative comments of President Obama's trip to Japan to view the sites of the atomic bombs and apologized for the tragedy. Folks full of hateful words that he should apologize. No one likes war... And for this son of an American (and others) to return these memory flags of Japanese soldiers to their families is a beautiful heatfelt gesture. This is what seals the bonds of peace..
Obama never apologized for the US dropping the bomb on Japan. It's a fairytale that Obama haters want to spread! The only thing America should apologize for is not dropping more atomic bombs on Japan, for all their war crimes!
Johnny Diner Obama did apologize, and so did Pres. Clinton.
The obvious problem with apologizing for an act is that, in effect, you are repudiating that act. ...The problem of repudiating a war action is that your present enemies will interpret this is a statement that you are unwilling to repeat the act; and that they may be emboldened to aggress on you in the future.
Japan has a mutual defense pact with the U.S.. It relies on the U.S. for its protection. This includes our "nuclear umbrella" when it comes to facing down hostile countries that also possess nuclear weapons (China, North Korea, Russia).
Obama wasn't promoting peace when he apologized for the U.S.'s use of the atomic bomb; he was effectively inviting China to be more aggressive in its dealings with Japan. (China and Japan have a running dispute over the sovereignty of some small islands near the Ryukus.) Obama was effectively weakening America's nuclear deterrence, which relies partly on convincing our potential enemies of our moral willingness to use them again in war.
nah. they earned it.
@@johnnydiner9815 yeah! The US created a weapon that has been refined and advanced to the point of exterminating and eliminating all of us! USA USA USA USA USA USA
So many years 73 old so much time a go they kids meets each other
Absolutely amazing video about our humanity; we need to recognize/nationalize more messages like these. Anyone know if that couple has a Kickstarter or a Patreon account?
japanese during ww2 butchered chinese civilians with machetes they were with nazis ... wtf is wrong with you people
Lojza Lojzovic Americans also killed Japanese soldiers, mutilated them and wore their pody parts on their uniforms as trophies. I would really want to know what was wrong with THEM.
but soldiers they if you are soldier you know you are going risk your life ... japanese butchered civilians ..nanking massacre read something about that
Look up the obon society on the web.
Wow ! Tear Jerking story about doin the right thing. Kudos for the vid.
I just hope that one day, if this happens to me, that there are beautiful and kind people who would do this for my family.
Wow
War is so ugly its the worst
Proof, that war is a game where everyone loses.
SO touching,,, hard to express my feelings..
This story illustrates why it's so important to treat the vanquished with respect. After WW1, the Treaty of Versaille basically blamed Germany for the war even though Germany was no more at fault than any of the other protagonists. The result was an aggreived nation and the world ended up with WW2. After WW2, George Marshall was determined to not make the same mistake. The Marshall Plan helped rebuild Germany and Japan and we ended up with friends and allies instead of enemies. Many generals understand how to win a war, but Marshall understood how to win the peace. For this reason, I consider him to be one of America's greatest and impactful generals. He changed the world for the better. The results of his actions are stories like this one, where people are able to let go, and with deep respect for one another.
how nice
Give your flags to the Obon society.
How much will they pay?
@@danykasilvernail are you joking?
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I am a Japanese living in Sapporo. My father was a lieutenant at the time of the Pacific War. He wanted to be a lawyer, but the war changed his will. He wanted to fight against the Americans inspired profoundly by the Imperial ideology ! What a crazy thought ! Fortunately he didn't die during the war. After the end of war, he managed to find a job as a local journalist after the purge from public work. He already passed away leaving me this word : Ideology is very dangerous. I think he is right. Sorry for a personal matter, but what impressed me very much this video is the words expressed by a veteran " You can't keep hating people." What a generous mind ! Where there is a forgiveness, there will be a hope for the peace. I really hope so. Thank you for reading my poor English.
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What an amazing thing you all are doing and did. Thank you for sharing something so very personal with us. Thank you
I know that many of these flags are still sold as merchandise on ebay and in antique stores in the US. As a Japanese, I am very distressed by this fact. These flags have information about the soldier's name and place of birth, so there is still a chance to find the surviving family members. I hope that with the help of our American friends, as many flags as possible will return home.
Omg, now watching..its never too late to watch this incredible documentary. Lers have peace everyone, NO To WAR..there is no good results/ending if we have war. I hope to all the countries & leaders this may bring a big lesson👍🙏
I wish some Allie’s would return some keepsakes or trophies or ? Germany’s fallen mostly 18 - 22 yr olds kids. They have families too !
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It's a very common souvenir. I'm sure they'll get many more.
I wish they taught their students more about the war
i am in tears ...
The guy started crying when he said you spent your life savings lol.
What a shame that it all happened,
Can't really blame the father for not wanting to return it, as the son said you don't know what that kind of war does to a person. I think the person he was before the war was still in him somewhere screaming "return the flag" but his war version of himself had too much control
RIP 🇯🇵🙏
WAR IS JUST USELESS, WHY IT JUST NOT TALKING BY FACE TO FACE AND OPEN ALL TO DISCUSS.