Iwo Jima WW2

[Fly Navy]

I read the book, I'll be seeing that movie (Flags of our Fathers)

 

[Riper Snifle]

Letters from Iwo Jima is coming out soon!

Clint is one smart man- two movies for the price of one.

 

[HeyJoe]

Japan changes Iwo Jima to Iwo To

Iwo Jima was originally Iwo To, but was mistakenly called Iwo Jima during World War II and the name stuck....until now and the Japanese have decided to revert to the earlier name.

 

[Steve Wilkins]

Iwo Jima was originally Iwo To, but was mistakenly called Iwo Jima during World War II and the name stuck....until now and the Japanese have decided to revert to the earlier name.

Sorry, no dice. They brought it on themselves. They're lucky it wasn't called Devil's Hellhole or something else. Iwo Jima is it.

 

[JIMC5499]

Another form of denial. If you rename it, it didn't happen.

 

[gaijin6423]

Denial of something that happened during WW2? The Japanese?!??? No way, man. Never happen.

 

[chupacabra]

The U.S. Navy still uses an airstrip on the island to train pilots who operate from aircraft carriers.

Is there any truth to this, the last sentence in the article? I've heard of Marines from a VMFA squadron landing at Iwo Jima to visit, and those stationed in Okinawa going as an MWR trip, but not for purely training purposes.

 

[kmac]

Yeah dude, FCLPs. The problem arises though with the fact there's no alternate and so there weather has to be greater than 3000 and 3 just to go. Of course, it's nice to talk on the phone with the AG1 rather than the AG3 to get that "3000 and 3."

 

[phrogpilot73]

Hmmm... "The Sands of Iwo To" just doesn't have the same ring to it...

 

[Flash]

Iwo Jima was originally Iwo To, but was mistakenly called Iwo Jima during World War II and the name stuck....until now and the Japanese have decided to revert to the earlier name.

It's their island, its not like it is going to change history.......

 

[KC130FE]

Why Those Son's A Bitches!

Sounds like a big dose of denial, regardless of the original name.

 

[gaijin6423]

Is anyone who has been to Japan and hung around Japanese people surprised? I mean, it's just par for the course. Not trying to bag on the country or its citizens, but they do have a habit of being extremely nonconfrontational when it comes to their past history. Hell, even if you ask for coffee when there isn't any, they'll still say something like, "Coffee would be difficult right now," rather than admit that they didn't have any. It's just the way their culture is. They would much rather forget all that WW2 unpleasantness than have to talk about it, which is part of the reason many countries in Asia still despise them.

 

[BigRed389]

Putting aside perspectives on Japanese culture, I agree with Flash...it doesn't change history, and notice it's the local residents who asked for the change.

It's like if we decided to use Long Island as a defensive position during a "Red Dawn" scenario, except we ended up calling it Pong Island b/c some joker screwed up when typing it up on maps.

Obviously the Long Islanders wouldn't be too happy about coming back to live on Pong Island.

Also note the Japanese veterans of Iwo Jima aren't exactly enthusiastic about the change either.

 

[Huggy Bear]

Putting aside perspectives on Japanese culture, I agree with Flash...it doesn't change history, and notice it's the local residents who asked for the change.

It's like if we decided to use Long Island as a defensive position during a "Red Dawn" scenario, except we ended up calling it Pong Island b/c some joker screwed up when typing it up on maps.

Obviously the Long Islanders wouldn't be too happy about coming back to live on Pong Island.

Also note the Japanese veterans of Iwo Jima aren't exactly enthusiastic about the change either.

All 8 of them?

 

[KC130FE]

All 8 of them?

There was that many?