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dolny
May 7th, 2006, 10:36 PM
http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=253


By the time he formally surrendered to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in 1974, Onoda had spent twenty nine of his fifty two years hiding the jungle, fighting a war that had long been over for the rest of the world. He and his guerrilla soldiers had killed some thirty people unnecessarily, and wounded about a hundred others. But they had done so under the belief that they were at war, and consequently President Marcos granted him a full pardon for the crimes he had committed while in hiding.

I love this site.

Lovechild
May 7th, 2006, 10:44 PM
Give the literate guns and a mission.. see what happens - it's the party game for the dictator crowd that's sweeping the world.

BWF89
May 7th, 2006, 10:52 PM
What a deticated man.

ubuntu_demon
May 8th, 2006, 02:26 PM
great story :)

Buffalo Soldier
May 9th, 2006, 01:27 AM
talk about dedication :)

anyone read the link at the end of the story? Any Officer Who Goes Into Action Without His Sword is Improperly Dressed (http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=529)?

YourSurrogateGod
May 9th, 2006, 02:55 AM
I'm a little slow right now, but is it safe to assume that this thread is ladden with sarcasm?

ubuntu_demon
May 9th, 2006, 09:06 AM
talk about dedication

anyone read the link at the end of the story? Any Officer Who Goes Into Action Without His Sword is Improperly Dressed?


thnx for the link .. now I've read that one too. Another great story .. keep them coming guys :-D