Today in History Tokyo Bay.
August 27, 1945, 73 years ago today The Battle Ships USS MISSOURI, HMS KING GEORGE V,& HMS DUKE OF YORK, enter TOKYO Harbour.
As a nineteen-year-old at that time, I felt some emotion as my Ship The HMS KG V & Vice Admiral Bernard Rawlings had served the full two terms during the past conflict and followed the HMS Duke Of York into Tokyo harbour which had not fired an angry shot and was newly arrived with a more senior admiral - Admiral Bruce Fraser ( Affectionally Known as The Station-master of the Fleet Train (Logistic vessells) Who served his time in a Sydney office while the crew of HMS Duke of York enjoyed the Joys of Sydney
Unfortunately, there was a great deal of disrespect shown in many ways toward this Rank pulling by Admiral Frazer and the smell never went away, letters from men of the British Pacific Fleet vilified him but there was never an apology from Admiral Frazer.
Vest Daily Gaggle.
Some Smells last forever.
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Greg and I are going to Japan in April next year and among other destinations there, we will be visiting Tokyo. We are doing a land and sea tour with one day visiting Busan in South Korea.
and on one occasion stayed overnight at the Japanese Officers Naval academy at Eta Jima... But had to go through the green tea ceremony and a session of Assai Beer and other strange local plonk.
Busan in Sth Korea I am sure was once spelt Pusan back during the time of my time during the war in Korea. Mind you the six months up in Korea was a doddle where I was concerned compared to that of the war in the Pacific.
Thank you for your service, you did earn being first.
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The blue medicine is distilled from the bark of the Bullshite tree( Same tree different title.) during Mid Winter. There is little difference in these medicines.
The Red medicine will skin you from the earholes down and the Blue Medicines from the Toenails up.