Jeancat’s father fought in the Aleutians, Kwajalein, Philippines, and Okinawa. He had a Purple Heart, bronze star, arrowhead (beach landing), and was in the occupation of Korea, He was on Okinawa when news of Hiroshima came. He later said if we had invaded there is no doubt he would be dead. He ran the BAR in his unit on Okinawa. He was one mild tough customer. Would hardly ever say anything about about his service. He worked at forgetting about. He undoubtedly had PTSD. Stress got to him. When going to his son’s wedding and having to navigate Houston’s interstates as a passenger, he would just hang his head and close his eyes and mutter about all the Japs that were around him. When a tornado passed through Mississippi along the Natchez Trace near his house, he drove someone down to look at the damage and started shaking and had to leave because the stripped trees reminded him of the islands. Those vets paid a high price for their service. I regret Hiroshima but I am ok with it.