tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post5541921591885949891..comments2023-07-16T07:52:42.044-05:00Comments on Three Hundred Words: status quo ante bellumcyurkaninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-55254373212831386582010-01-30T19:34:47.901-06:002010-01-30T19:34:47.901-06:00LOL Fort Polk would be exotic for someone from Tin...LOL Fort Polk would be exotic for someone from Tinian though (or maybe not...) Yes, I spent three years on Guam with the Coast Guard and got to visit quite a few places quite a few times.cyurkaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-83668274311988783892010-01-30T19:17:14.768-06:002010-01-30T19:17:14.768-06:00You are right, no comfort in that. Were you there...You are right, no comfort in that. Were you there in the military? The most exciting place the Army ever sent my husband was Ft. Polk in La. Not exotic.PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292156826231664316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-39988677281340403612010-01-30T19:10:05.009-06:002010-01-30T19:10:05.009-06:00As far as the the feelings of the soldiers, they k...As far as the the feelings of the soldiers, they knew that there were negotiations going on and their standing order was to continue to fight on anyway until any treaties had been RATIFIED (which indeed didn't take place for some time). So technically they were still following orders. To me though, these "technicalities" don't soften the blow or make it more logical. Like I said, "little consolation"!cyurkaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-48938541815435615772010-01-30T19:06:37.682-06:002010-01-30T19:06:37.682-06:00I lived in the Marianas for years and know all abo...I lived in the Marianas for years and know all about those hold-outs. A pretty spectacular display of stubborness and loyalty.cyurkaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544849696034906766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-781329426295611964.post-34364794365250836392010-01-30T17:34:49.097-06:002010-01-30T17:34:49.097-06:00I cannot imagine what the surviving soldiers thoug...I cannot imagine what the surviving soldiers thought when they heard about this (those that did). I would suppose this sort of thing has happened at other times, before telegraphs and wireless and so forth. <br /><br />Interesting story of stranded Japanese soldiers in the Mariana Islands who had to be convinced the war was over:<br /><br />http://www.cnmi-guide.com/history/ww2/5/PHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292156826231664316noreply@blogger.com