tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post4725810446982106597..comments2023-10-02T11:21:50.310-04:00Comments on AROUND THE SCUTTLEBUTT: SUICIDE CLIFFMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02067844122370343813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post-26959019047794276092010-02-25T22:35:51.864-05:002010-02-25T22:35:51.864-05:00Thank you for your post on the Suicide Cliffs. I ...Thank you for your post on the Suicide Cliffs. I was stationed at Kadena AB in '68,69 and'70 loading munitions on B-52s. Today, I'm a history buff and while I was aware that Okinawa had been a major action at the end of WWII, I'm embarrassed about how little I was aware of what happened there. I did make a trip to the suicide cliffs, probably in '69 as you did. I do recall the beauty of the location, some sense of the horror that occurred there and all of the family monuments located there. I'm glad I went... thanks for the reminder.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389088990679055219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post-79241685799983652462009-10-19T15:31:57.446-04:002009-10-19T15:31:57.446-04:00I've just spent about 20 minutes catching up o...I've just spent about 20 minutes catching up on your blog, reading all the way from your new truck purchase to here. Reading your memories and your reflections is always time well-spent. <br /><br />Now it's off to watch my team, the Angels (and I'll never call them the "Los Angeles Angels") play an afternoon game against the dreaded Yankees. I'm still recovering from Saturday night. 16 men left on base? Are you kidding me? (Which is all that Dave has been hearing for the past couple of days).Rev Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04441988001400641628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post-12366912571771740272009-10-18T09:02:34.742-04:002009-10-18T09:02:34.742-04:00I recall watching the series Victory at Sea as a ...I recall watching the series <i> Victory at Sea</i> as a child. Watching the episode about Okinawa was horrifying to my six or seven year old self. <br /><br />It was only later that the realization of what propaganda, rumor and innuendo could do to a populace made me understand what exactly was happening.<br /><br />Of course, that realization has helped me understand the legions of <i>dittoheads</i> on the right, and the Obama cult on the left.<br /><br />It has made me question much of what I'm told by our government, news and other sources to find out the facts for myself.<br /><br />Which has caused me problems over the years ;)Reformed Catholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582319442292078422noreply@blogger.com