16 فبراير 2013

WELL, WELL, WELL


Life is as the weight of a feather compared to one’s duty
Japanese Proverb -Inoguchi 1


الطيار يوكيو سيكي : " مستقبل اليابان قاتم إذا لم يُقتل أفضل طياريها "


Like cherry blossoms
       In the spring,
            Let us fall
                                                         Clean and radiant - Inoguchi 208         

Prior to taking off, each pilot would write a farewell letter to his family. It would be sent after there was confirmation of his death (Millot 68). One letter that a pilot wrote to his family stated,

"Please congratulate me! I have been given a splendid opportunity to die. This is my last day. The destiny of our homeland hinges on the decisive battle in the seas in the south where I shall fall like a blossom from a radiant cherry tree. We are 16 warriors manning the bombers. May our deaths be as sudden and clean as the shattering of crystal!" –
Kamikaze Pilots

Honor in Death: Kamikaze Pilots of World War II



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