On 2016-02-14 13:28:06 +0000, Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.com> said:
> On Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:22:10 -0700, Old Geezerr <dpspahr@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 9 Feb 2016 20:45:51 -0500, JB Mentzer
>> <newsbot0323@zekedev.com> wrote:
>>
>>> For those who don't recognize this B-29's tail icon or nose art:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bockscar
>>>
>>> Infamous among the famous.
>>>
>>> * JB *
>>>
>>> On 1/17/16 12:34 PM, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
>>
>> Too bad you weren't one of the GI's getting ready for the invasion
>> of Japan
>>
>
> Agreed, the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan helped to save a lot of
> Allied lives.
They also saved Japanese lives in a nation with a population heading
toward a national suicide. Ultimately they paved the way to a new Japan.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
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