0:00 - Knowing that Japan would lose

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Keywords: B-29; Japan; news; progress; submarine; World War Two

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1:42 - Learning of Japan's surrender and the aftermath

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Keywords: Chichijima; Commander; emperor; Japan; Nisei; post-war; superiors; surrender

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7:47 - Chichijima being used as staging area

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Keywords: Chichijima; Iwo Jima; staging area; transport; troops

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9:41 - Writing letters home

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Keywords: Chichijima; correspondence; letter; mother; postcard

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11:23 - Leaving Chichijima and arriving in Otake

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Keywords: Chichijima; Hahajima; Otake; repatriation; surrender

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13:16 - Treatment received from Americans soldiers

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; post-war; repatriation; war criminal

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15:53 - Repatriation process at the end of the war

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Keywords: Chichijima; food supply; Japan; post-war

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17:38 - Reactions to his ability to speak English

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Keywords: American soliders; Chichijima; Hakujin; Japanese soldiers; Marines; Mt.Yoake

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20:04 - Returning home to family

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Keywords: alter; brother; family; Hiroshima; homecoming; mother; post-war; reunion

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22:04 - Life after the war

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Keywords: Australian; dual citizenship; International News Service; interpreter; job; post-war; sports writer

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30:04 - Meeting President George H. W. Bush

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Keywords: Chichijima; conversation; documentary; James Bradley; Mt. Yoake; post-war; President George H. W. Bush

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44:10 - Explaining photographs from meeting President Bush

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Keywords: photographs; Preisdent George H. W. Bush,Chichijima

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48:54 - Describing Family

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Keywords: children; family; interpreter; Japan; siblings; son-in-law; wife

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58:17 - Reflecting on life experiences

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Keywords: Japan; Japanese Americans; Japanese soldiers; Nisei; reflection; thoughts

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62:54 - Showing photograph of Warren Earl Vaughn

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Keywords: photograph; Warren Earl Vaughn

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