DISQUS

DenverTravelChick · 1 year ago

I'm confused. Weren't there people on Guam? How did he hide in a cave for 28 years?!

david · 1 year ago

That's why it's called "hiding".

Mark · 1 year ago

Guam has some area of very dense jungle and it is possible to be lost when you are only 20 feet off the trail. Mr. Yokoi stated that he thought the war was over, but was afraid to turn himself in. Remember that the Japanese military members were expected to kill themselves rather than give up. Additionally, they were told that the Americans would torture to death any captured soldiers. He had three bullets left when he surrendered to a watermelon farmer.