Catunderstar
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Hello All, My name is Mike & a number of years ago a co -worker told me a story about his Grandfather & the fact that he was a WWII vet & had been awarded a " Purple Heart " for bravery during the " Battle of Iwo Jima " & the fact that he had taken some personal effects ( Good luck flag,sword,pictures ) from a Japanese officer he killed during said battle. The last time we spoke about it I told him, If he would agree to return them to the family of that deceased Japanese officer,I would "foot the bill" & fly over to Japan & personally hand them over to the family of that man who died in battle. He ended up retiring early,due to an injury & I lost touch with him. Never really cared for the guy (Big Mouth, Racist etc) & unlikely the kind of person to have a change of heart as it concerns returning those precious items. While doing some research on my own, about the " Yosegaki Hinomaru " on various sites, I went on E-Bay & there were assorted people selling these. I decided to devote an amount of money I could afford & I bought 4 of them,thinking of all the money me & " My Family " spend on insignificant crap in our every day lives & growing up myself in a " Family without a Father ". Only met my Dad 1 time as an infant & know first hand what that " Hell " is about! I did email the " Obon Society " along with a $100 donation towards their work & as yet have not received any reply. They must be busy lol. Presently waiting on the last Flag to arrive from ,Denmark, & have a soldiers name for that one & 1 other. I need to translate the other 2,1 of which has a " Shrine Stamp " so I am hoping I can do this as quickly as possible for obvious reasons... While I wait for a reply from the, O.S. , I would Really Appreciate any help or direction on this matter & THANKS in Advance PS sorry for the run on sentence stuff Mike