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sitwap: 65 years ago today World War 2 officially ended with Japan's surrender. -- nm

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Sep 2 '10, 18:27

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very cool photo, from the USS Missouri, on that day. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 2, 18:33 [Image] 10
- Before the Missouri went to Hawaii it was stationed here for a few months. I got to take a small tour. Very awesome -- nm - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:35 9
  - It was in Bremerton for years. -- nm - the liioulu with left pedal Sep 2, 18:37 8
    - Yeah I think when they moved it from there to Hawaii they stopped in Astoria for a few months to retrofit somethings so they could tow it to Hawaii. -- nm - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:38 7
      - why'd it have to be towed? -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:39 6
        
        Probably because it had been mothballed since the early 90's (nm) - Brian Sep 2, 18:45 2
        
        I thought longer. -- nm - the liioulu with left pedal Sep 2, 18:54 1
        
        No - Under Siege was 1992 -- nm - Roger More Sep 2, 19:04
        
        60+ year old ship that may have been used for parts at some point. - the liioulu with left pedal Sep 2, 18:43 2
        
        Yeah, there was some reason why. Or they took the engine out to make room for tourist walkways or something. -- nm - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:45 1
        
        Probably. -- nm - the liioulu with left pedal Sep 2, 18:48
here's a great story, man who was there at the signing, 95, is back there today. -- (link) - Remlik Sep 2, 18:31 2
- that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:36 1
  - wow. I teared up. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:38
wow. You mentioned your dad was a Navy vet. Was he deployed at the time? -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:30 20
- Meg was telling me about how her Mom lived through the bombing of Britain. - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:31 1
  - The area where I lived in London took a great many hits, apparently. It's shocking and amazing what they went through. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:34
- yeah. he was....middle of 44 in the navy. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:30 17
  - Wow. I'm older than you, but my dad was just getting out of basic training (Marines) when the war ended. -- nm - mara Sep 2, 18:43 1
    - well my brothers are 53 and 55. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:52
  - It's very possible that you are here because we dropped those 2 nukes. - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:37 6
    - and we'd all be speaking Japanese! OK, I am a dumb science major. What was Japan's ultimate objective in WW2? - loosilu Sep 2, 18:43 4
      - This gives a good summary. -- (link) - mara Sep 2, 18:46 1
        
        thank you. :) -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:47
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      - control of the Pacific. -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 18:44
    - same with Gerald Ford being President. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:38
  - also, psssttt ... surrender was in 45. ;) -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:34 3
    - he went into the navy in 1944. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:35 2
      - gotcha. was he enlisted? -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:41 1
        
        I don't remember. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:53
  - where was he stationed? -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:33 3
    - on a destroyer escort as an engineer. His ship was glanced hit by a kamikazee plane & he kept a piece of it... - Remlik Sep 2, 18:34 2
      - really? just a chunk of metal? -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 18:40 1
        
        all the guys got a piece I believe. -- nm - Remlik Sep 2, 18:54
Then MacArthur started Operation New Dawn -- nm - I'm Bacon Sep 2, 18:29
"We won, you lost, deal with it" -- nm - Roger Sterling Sep 2, 18:28
USA! -- nm - Beaker Sep 2, 18:28

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