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CPT Special Forces Officer
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Our adversaries have already forgotten the lessons of Pearl Harbor and 9/11. When you hurt the nation as a whole, 99% of Americans forget their petty squabbles and pull together to confront the looming problem immediately ahead.
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CPT Special Forces Officer
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In almost every case, other nations interpret internal squabbling as evidence of the immanent collapse of our nation. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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CPT Special Forces Officer
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In the end weakness and unpreparedness brings on war.
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David Bostic
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We're all in this together. United we stand Divided we fall
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Frank Zacchigna
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That they could one day be called upon to defend freedom and liberty and face evil head on to preserve their way of life and all their forebears died defending.
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PO3 Chauncey Gardner
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Our laws and religion require equal amounts of this two part glue to hold our civilization together.
Not everyone shares our sense of these values and may even have directly opposing ideas.
The often quoted "Pease thru strength" is the most practical method of preserving our way of life
and perhaps the only way of maintaining peace around the world. This, and all future generations should not be lulled into a false sense of security by assuming no one would be stupid enough to launch the dooms day attack. Don't want to see Slim Pickins riding down bomb #3
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SGT Robin Marlow
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Patriotically, V-J Day was a boon, celebrated and rightfully so. But, it was also bittersweet, many service members lost their lives, many more were wounded. The family dynamic in the United States was forever changed. Japanese American’s were in encampments. This generation should take note of the unwavering patriotism and the unquestioned loyalty to our country. But older generations might remember blaming an entire culture for an element of that cultures indiscretions isn’t the right way to go!
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SPC Gary Symons
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Most important lesson this generation should learn from VJ day is even way way back on August 15, 1945, if you wore a Navy Uniform and kissed a woman, a total stranger, on Times Square in New York City, a few people might find out about it!
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PV2 Demetrius Heade
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That nuclear warfare is always an imminent threat.
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SPC John Tsutsui
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Atomic war is horrific. Strive for peaceful solutions through a position of strength.
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TSgt Heather McWilliams
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I feel what we should take from V-J Day isn't of the day itself, but it proves we can fight with a nation but become allies again afterward
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SSG Michael D.
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The effects of nuclear armament are still affecting natives living in the Pacific atolls. Even our veterans that were sent to cap the waste have died, or are suffering with cancer.
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A1C Ron Ackerman
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The United States should never again create internment camps out of fear of an ethnic minority.
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Cpl Patrick Winslow
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We need to accept no longer being and shouldn't want to continue to be the world's police force. Our population is only going to get smaller. The world is only going to get more dangerous. And bad guys will be bad guys. You can scream Putin is a bad guy all you want, people thought we were bad for invading Iraq and it turns out we were wrong, they never had WMDs. Putin is doing what he thinks he needs to do to protect the people of Russia. Of course we don't have to agree, but it's his country. And sending or "laundering money" thru Ukraine probably for the benefit of his son and or other family members and friends is criminal. Ukraine has his long history of corruption and there's no reason to think it's any different today.

One country trying to take over multiple is one thing and would almost undoubtedly call for US intervention. But 2 countries going to war, even when one is incredibly smaller than the other and doing everything possible to avoid and even thwart diplomacy to resolve the situation is downright treasonous. It's time for America to focus more on fixing our own problems instead of focusing the majority of our attention on the world's problems. America should come first for Americans!
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A1C Oscar McPeake
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V-J Day marks the end of the war with Japan. Our country and it's citizens are winners, we defend our country with all the strength, skills and weaponry to defend our adversaries. Remember this, if and when you should have to arise to the challange.
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AN James Coulliette
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OUR FREEDOM and the Lives that we sacifrice to obtain it and still do
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SSgt Gilbert Sandoval
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My mother cried for many years at the death of her brother, and as a result showed hatred for the Japanese. My city had a P.O.W. camp, my dad would take the prisoners to the fields to harvest to counter the food shortages. Even at wars end there was still a lot of suffering. I to this day have a "Victory" garden which yields about half of our food supply. I had mixed feelings about them until I joined the Army and saw The memorial at Hawaii. In Germany there are memorable places the Germans have left in place such as the ovens where a huge pile of shoes remain. Japan also have memorials at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a never forget mentality.
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I believe “one” of the most important things that this generation should remember about V-J Day, Is that even though Japan did unconditionally surrender, and we declared ourselves (the U S) victors, this war, and any other war or conflict that we participate in, comes at a cost, and the greatest cost is the lives of MANY HUMAN BEINGS from all those countries who send their military in to fight. Is this actually a “VICTORY?”
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SPC Elbert Comstock
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Never start a life and death struggle with the USA; you cannot win, not ever!
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AB Paul Hibbert
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The most important lesson V-J Day should be the grit, the determination, and self-sacrifice that a bunch of young adults demonstrated to combat the Axis Powers in fronts. The love of their country, love of God, Love of family, was enough for them to sign their lives on the dotted line to fight for and free Jewish prisoners and civilians, aid the British, and many other people they never knew. The toughness and resolve to win on all fronts is lacking in today's young adults. Learn from your grandfathers, any one from an older generation and learn how to walk in their footsteps. Those warriors were and are truly the greatest generation.
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The most important lesson this generation needs to learn from V-J Day is that America, with all of her flaws, is still the greatest nation on earth!
SP5 Peter Faris
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The horrible cost of jingoism and racism.
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PO2 Carol Rippetoe
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That you cannot erase history. Learn from it to better yourself and your country.
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SP5 Donna Barr
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Don't forcibly open other people's ports just to increase trade routes. It will come back and bite you in the ass. See: Vietnam. Also - nuclear weapons to kill women and kids to save soldiers? See: war crime.
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SPC Richard White
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That others gave their lives for us so that we may remain free
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PO3 Juan Gonzales
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Freedom has a price
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SSgt Gerald Bohlmann
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We must always remember that freedom is not cheap nor easy. We have to fight for freedom and defend it.
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SPC Carlton Phelps
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That so many lost their lives to protect democracy against persons or people who try to destroy our constitution. Sons. brothers, uncles, and husbands fought for our, and Europe's freedom, and some never returned. And we should never take our freedoms for granted. And stand up against persons or groups that thretened democracy today.
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SGT Eric Fleming
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As Henry Kissinger said, "America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests." The Japanese are our friends and allies. We should remember and honor the sacrifice of combatants from both sides. We are one civilization now, born of horrific conflict. And joined by shared values.
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SMSgt Jeff Kyle
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Sometimes you have to break a few things in order to win. Winning is everything. There is no second place.
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CPL Jason Blackwood
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Cooler heads prevail??
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Frank Zacchigna
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That freedom isn't free. That the price of peace is eternal vigilance. Sometimes we have to fight evil with overwhelming force to ensure that peace can take hold for future generations. We can also make allies out of former enemies when we adhere to the principles of freedom, liberty and democracy and embrace the idea of a lasting peace.
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SSG Jay Via
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V-J day meant that we accomplished our mission. We had an aggressor against our nation, and we as a UNITED NATRION, used all means necessary to squash that threat. There are many other lessons, but this was the great lesson to learn from this.
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SGT Erick Holmes
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We have to educate ourselves on contries that don't follow our american ways and look at cultures as well
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SGT Michael Brand
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Always be vigilant and ready to push back against tyrants! Also, never forget the sacrifices of our countrymen who fought for freedom for us & the rest of the world!
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CSM Ken Parrish
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The utter devastation caused by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
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Capt Heather Brown
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What's V-J day?

My point exactly.
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LTC George Morgan
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Look no further than the USMC Code of values: Never lie, never cheat or steal; abide by an uncompromising code of integrity; respect human dignity and respect others.
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PO2 John Florio
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It took 100,000 Marines and GIs to give their lives Island hopping to get to Tokyo, Japan to make sure the USA would remain a Free Nation. I thank them all and remain in their debt
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SP5 Steve Rive
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VJ day, as with any day; we are a nation of brotherhood. And if or when we need to act to protect our families, our homes and our way of life, The Men and Women of the United States Military Services step up – they are dedicated to the honor and commitment of serving our country. During WWII nearly 100% of the ten million men and woman who served were volunteers, a testament to the lesson that a free nation exists because we freely serve.
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