Posted on Jul 29, 2023
A WWII Japanese soldier's 'good luck flag' is returned to his family from U.S. museum
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said the museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo."...
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The flag was donated in 1994 and displayed at the museum aboard the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft carrier, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Its meaning was not known until it was identified by the family earlier this year, said the museum director Steve Banta, who brought the flag to Tokyo."...
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This is a colorized picture of a World War II picture I saw before with US Marines exhausted after a long battle with the Japanese.
I am not sure if these are also Good Luck Flags
I am not sure if these are also Good Luck Flags
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) I Don't think So, I See No Names or Prayers Written On It!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel it also isn't the Rising Sun either. But look at the face the thousand yard stare are those shell shocked and tired Marines!
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