Thank you for telling us such personnal memories Jack. I am aware that this must be difficult for you to tell as you probably relive every moment of these charges. How absurd these Banzai charges were. I suppose the Japanese had no choice any way. Their officers had this sense of "Honor" that taught them that it was better to send men to slaughter than surrender. It may seem stupid to westeners, but in a sense it is bravery too. I shows how different our mentalities were at the time.

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