On April 24, 1945 the Marine Corps of the United States had been fighting inch by inch on the beaches of Okinawa for over three weeks.
The Allies believed that capturing Okinawa would be integral to their success in ending the war in the Pacific Theater. Okinawa is the largest of the Ryukyu Islands located just 350 miles south of the Japanese mainland and without its airfields, the Allied forces believed they would be unable to successfully invade mainland Japan.
Over the course of 82 brutal days, a weakened Japanese army unsuccessfully defended Okinawa. And because the Imperial Army did not believe in surrender, it suffered massive losses fighting its soldiers to death. Indeed, Over 1,400 Japanese Kamikaze pilots entered the fray, ready to die for their cause because they knew that if Okinawa fell, the motherland was as good as defeated.
All the Allied forces had to do now was to take advantage of Japan’s many vulnerabilities to end the war. In the Battle of Okinawa, Allied soldiers did just that in one of the last — and bloodiest — events of the war.
but this they faced and it ended up to be a trap,
No Japanese soldiers met them on the shore. It was Easter Sunday — April 1, 1945.
What the U.S. soldiers did find were civilians. Japan had effectively disowned the natives of Okinawa; mainland Japanese regarded Okinawans as second-class citizens and these natives paid the price for their homeland. As many as 150,000 civilians died during the Battle of Okinawa, many of them young boys recruited to fight.
and,
The U.S. suffered another high-profile casualty: journalist Ernie Pyle. While he accompanied the 77th infantry division, Japanese machine gunners killed Pyle, a man whose war-time coverage made him a beloved correspondent.
The Battle of Okinawa saw the deaths of up to 100,000 Japanese soldiers and 14,000 Allied casualties, with 65,000 more wounded. However, the civilians of Okinawa still bore the highest death toll of the battle with over 300,000 deaths.
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Gotta give a big Hat Tip to Misanthropic Humanitarian over on ACE (various emphases Mine) Tonight’s Message of The Day I believe more and more people are starting to feel the way I do. I never cared if you were “gay” or whatever acronym you chose to call yourself, until you started wanting special privileges.I never cared what color your… Read more »
G’Night All, sleep well tonight before tomorrow’s big rain in the evening comes roaring in.
Hydrogen Peroxide and sometimes oxyClean.
Sometimes nothing works.
For blood… I’ve used lemon juice.
I need to remember to take the Carlson show off my DVR.
The New York Post had a gallery of photos of all these celebrities, male and female and unknown, who went to this Coachella thing out in the California desert. So totally wasting my time I clicked through them all, about 50 or 60 photos. Even I was shocked at how homely and unattractive most of these people are. To make… Read more »
Shannon check out the Wonder Woman movies Gal starred in. She has a little bit more meat on her compared to those older modeling pics.
Gal Gadot needs to eat a few more cheeseburgers each week..
73 GJT The Florida legislature just passed a statewide law to enable all parents in the state to choose whatever public or private school they want their children to attend. The NEA and AFT say DeSantis is Hitler as they hysterically run around with their granny panties on fire. School choice has never not been a big deal to the… Read more »
70 El Gordo I’m hearing rumors that the folks at Budweiser have fired the doofus who hired the looney tune who in turn signed off on the pervert that thinks he’s a teen age girl. I covered the story in my comment at 9:47 AM this morning. Daniel Blake, who oversees marketing for Anheuser-Busch’s mainstream brands, stepped back from his… Read more »
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Gal Gadot was once Miss Israel. She is a world famous model and also an actress.
Here’s some photos.
The crossword that I worked this morning is on my desk and I backed into; “Wonder Woman” star = Galgadot! WTH is a Galgadot? I thought Wonder Woman was Lynda Carter, you know with the anti-aircraft artillery. 😀
Brian Kilmeade took Tuckers place tonight and he’s OK but no Tucker Carlson. Will Cain has been subbing for Watter’s since his wife had a baby girl last week. At least he’s better than Brian.
Forklift running in the aisles had some device that cast a red LED circle behind it on the ground about six feet in circumference as a caution to customers around. Pretty need idea. That is a neat idea. I looked the other day and there’s this big ol blood spot on it. Where the hell did that come from? I… Read more »
Speaking of bleeding… the Astros are gonna need a lot more than hydrogen peroxide to clean up the memories of this game. Good GRIEF
Thanks, BSue.
Yeah, I watched Fay trying to save hers, too.
The sooner you tend to it, the higher the chance of success.
#80 Shannon – if you haven’t washed and dried it yet, put hydrogen peroxide on it… It’ll bubble and fizz, just like when you pour it on a wound on your arm… Of course, if it’s a colored sheet, it may take the color out, too – but sometimes just the blood… I used to use it all the time… Read more »
#77 Inquiring minds wanted to know, too…. according to google –Ferrous Sulfate • 7H2O 84.0%, Ammonium Alum 5%, Chloroxylenol 1%, Tannic Acid 1%, In a free-flowing absorbent base. Not sterilized. For external use only.
I keep a sheet on my recliner as a washable cover. I looked the other day and there’s this big ol blood spot on it. Where the hell did that come from? I looked everywhere. Days later I noticed the wound on the back side of my arm above the elbow. Probably did it pruning the yaupon three weeks ago.… Read more »
It’s probably the stuff they’ve used on the battlefield for years. Who knows? Call Mike Lindell. 🙂
#77 – Do ‘they’ list what’s in that stuff?
(asking for a friend)
Are you an old sumbeech on blood thinners?
Are you prepping for SHTF?
Here’s a product that you must have…
BleedStop™ is an organic non-stinging powder that stops bleeding in seconds. BleedStop™ can be used on all minor cuts and major wounds.
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No, that’s the COVID six feet social distancing.
Lots of news today.
Saw at the Home Depot today something new, never seen before. Forklift running in the aisles had some device that cast a red LED circle behind it on the ground about six feet in circumference as a caution to customers around. Pretty need idea.
# 64 Shannon
I admit I don’t really follow anything anymore, but is anyone talking about school choice?
#70
But you repeat yerself.
The brewing giant announced on Friday that Vice President of Marketing Alissa Heinerscheid had taken a “leave of absence,” according to Ad Age. She will be replaced by Todd Allen, vice president of global marketing for Budweiser. Although it was unclear when or in what capacity Heinerscheid might return to the company, a leave of absence does not indicate that… Read more »
I’m hearing rumors that the folks at Budweiser have fired the doofus who hired the looney tune who in turn signed off on the pervert that thinks he’s a teen age girl. The only way I see Bud redeeming itself is to go public and denounce their own insanity, which is unlikely to happen.
Bush, Obama, and Clinton Set Up Non-Governmental Organization to… Fly Illegal Aliens — “Migrants,” the Euphemism Goes — All Over the US For Free —Ace you forgot the asterisk. *rest assured none will be relocated to a certain 1500 acre ranch in Crawford Texas known as the Dizzy Crawford Dunce’s ranch, Martha’s Vineyard Kenyan Lagoon mansion or a Slickly furnished… Read more »
Whiskey
Tango
Foxtrot?????????????????
RTWDT
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=404143
LA Times says the order to fire Tucker came directly from Rupert Murdoch. Supposedly, he was furious for Carlson continuing to report on Ray Epps and the January 6th FBI scandal. The other issue was Tucker’s full blown assault on Big Pharma. They provide millions in advertising to Fox. Carlson refused to back down so Murdoch kicked him out the… Read more »
My My Pillow order arrived. The item I was most looking forward to and am very happy with is a 100% Cotton Cable Knit Throw Blanket. I hate these throw blankets that are only 60” inches long. What am I, a midget? This one is 70 inches long. Just the right weight, too. I think my promo code was MAIL14. If… Read more »
Okay, I saw this and LOL’d a little:
The weather is so delightful. It was a joy to be out there hanging laundry.
Pretty shocking. Read the numbers.
Is the tide really turning against the Educrat Branch of the American Communist Reset?
And I don’t really click on Kari Lake stories anymore.
I will when she becomes Ron DeSantis’ running mate.
Nothing wrong with a week-old story.
We don’t all read the same sources.
I hadn’t heard the story.
But then, I probably blew right by it and pitched it in the gossip file 13.
I’m not really familiar with Mika and her companion. I only know that conservatives hate them.
Go on.
It’s just right down the road at Gaido’s, waiting for you.
#53 – not sure what may have ‘slipped(?)’
That story at least a week old IIRC
Might have to go to the synagogue for that jersey. 🙂
Gee whiz.
No autographed Bregman jersey? Come on, people.
I guess that just goes to show that even the house crackpot can be right sometimes.
If y’all know of any Astros fans, our Catholic Daughters are auctioning off some items. Info can be found here.
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Recipe available in Gaido’s 100 year Anniversary Cookbook.
If you want one of the world’s great pecan pies, go to Gaido’s restaurant on Galveston Island.
Brushed with Cowboy Bourbon Sauce and served warm with vanilla ice cream
Kari Lake meets Joe & Mika at the airport. Kari just wanted them to meet the human being that they were fond of bashing on their show. But while Scarborough was nice about all this, Brzezinski allegedly was not. In fact, she started recording her just like an annoying “Karen” might do. “Mika was not very pleasant. She started recording… Read more »
Only problem being that there are millions of people who make really bad pecan pie. I’ve been catching videos of Brits eating American food for the first time. I didn’t know that beans on toast was a celebrated breakfast over there, but okay. The last one I saw was two teenage Brits touring in America to experience various American cuisines. … Read more »
I heard on Chris Salcedo this morning that the Dems are NOT having any primary debates. At least for the presidential race. I guess that also means the VP debates are disappeared, too. Debates have become such a staple in the electoral pantry, I can’t imagine an election being conducted without one. But then, if you plan on running Biden… Read more »
For all these years I never new Cage was Francis F. Coppola’s nephew.