Son of Pilot Who Dropped A-Bomb Opposes,

[TLAM Strike]

Remember this. Every Purple Heart awarded since the end of WWII to the present day (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other conficts) all were minted for Operation Downfall the Allied invasion of Japan.

500,000 were made. 120,000 are still in stock.

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Remember this. Every Purple Heart awarded since the end of WWII to the present day (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and other conficts) all were minted for Operation Downfall the Allied invasion of Japan.

500,000 were made. 120,000 are still in stock.

500k would not have been enough I fear.

Then there is the standing jap order to murder all POWs upon invasion. Note that in September, this would have resulted in the murder of all POWs in the CBI when the brits would have invaded Malaya. The death toll just from already ordered POW murders would have exceeded the death toll of BOTH a-bombs.