"John R. Yamamoto- Wilson" wrote:

> Me:
>
> > > In that case, I got a retired army major to come and talk to them, and
> he
> > > went through the basics of WWII in a very kind and non-judgmental way,
>
> Eric:
>
> > Remarkable. Was he a WWII veteran himself?
>
> Yes, he was.
>
> > What was the students' reaction?
>
> They loved it,

Is "love" the proper expression or reaction when being told a personal history
of the war? When my former students heard about Okinawans and people in
Hiroshima dying, many broke down crying. I've heard Japanese cheer when the
watch the video at Pearl Harbor. I doubt they'd like such a reaction from
Americans at an A-Bomb museum, and in fact, they are quite sensitive about it.

> and they loved the kind avuncular manner in which he
> explained it, too. Last time I was back in that part of the world they told
> me he'd died, which saddened me; he was full of anecdotes and a kind of
> old-world charm.

Yes, I like that about many older or more traditional people.