"On June 20, 1945, just before the end of the war, 123 American
bombers took off from the island of Guam for an attack on Shizuoka,
a Japanese city at the foot of Mount Fuji. The raid destroyed
two-thirds of the city, taking the lives of two thousand of its
citizens. Twenty-three American airmen also died when two of their
planes collided in mid-air. That these twenty-three men were enemy
soldiers mattered little to one Japanese person who buried their
remains next to the graves of the Shizuoka citizens killed in the
attack and erected a memorial for them there. Many years later, in
1971, another Shizuoka citizen learned of this. He began holding
his own ceremony beside the memorial, praying for the souls of the
twenty-three Americans each year on the Saturday closest to June
20. Though the two countries were once at war, the selfless action
of one Shizuoka citizen over sixty years ago has built a bridge
between the two countries, inspiring a campaign for peace among
Japanese and American citizens, and strengthening ties between the
two countries. Having campaigned for peace for many years, this
beautiful story strikes a deep chord with me. I hope it will become
more widely known around the world and inspire other people too."
Imagine Peace, Yoko Ono "Jerry Yellin takes you from the terror of
war to the everlasting hope of peace, in a unique story of World
War II. -A human story like no other. God bless you, Dr. Sugano."
John Colli, Nephew of Ken Colli from The Blackened Canteen "Words
cannot express the true feelings of the heart when reading "The
Blackened Canteen." We are brought to tears with the realization
that this author cared enough to honor these fallen heroes of WWII.
This fictional account has been faithfully told based on the facts
of these American Soldiers lives. What a true blessing " Lucy
(Towle) Spence, daughter of Newton Towle from The Blackened Canteen
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