Just a comment on the Japanese "issue": My father was a Japanese POW in WWII. He was on Bataan and escaped to Corregidor where he was injured in the leg in the battle and eventually captured. He suffered terribly in the ensuing "death march" to the prison camp - the Corregidor death march was just as terrible as the Bataan march, just a bit less well known. He witnessed many terrible brutalities by the guards in the next 39 months. He also served in the Korean conflict and was highly decorated for valor. However, when I was shipping off for my Vietnam tour we talked. Dad hadn't talked much about his prisoner experiences previously, but we had a long conversation that day. When I expressed my sincere surprise that he didn't show any real hostility or hatred toward the Japanese he made a simple comment: "Son, there are good and bad in every race of people". He went on to tell me that he had also witnessed some acts of charity while in captivity. So, while many vets do harbor animosities, not all do. Sadly, like so many of our WWII vets my dad has passed on.
