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Daily Travel Photo - Guam

Started by Gary Arndt · 8 months ago

This is the “cave” of Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier from WWII, who hid on the island of Guam for 28 years after the end of the war, unaware of the Japanese surrender. His cave was really more of a hole. His story was like that of the Japan ... Continue reading »

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  • DenverTravelChick

    8 months ago

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

    8 months ago

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

    8 months 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.
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