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Bringing Closure, One Flag at a Time
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20201008202516214/
A Japanese woman and her American husband are returning long-lost relics of Japanese soldiers who died during WWII to the families they left behind. And it's helping heal the emotional scars of the war, in both Japan and the US.
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Family and friends wrote their names and messages on flags when men were drafted.
"Returning relics to heal scars of war"
They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes the healing can take decades. Seventy-five years after the end of World War Two, some people are still working to was the pain of those who lost loved ones by returning artifacts taken by the victors.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1298/
Returning Relics to Heal Wounds of War: NHK WORLD- JAPAN News
World War II may have ended 75 years ago but many of the emotional wounds remain. NHK World's Yotsumoto Jun reports on a project that aims to heal old wounds by returning relics of the war from across the Pacific.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20200903030926543/
![Charles Gower Neville, a Britis...]()
Charles Gower Neville, a British soldier, served in WWII
Daily Astorian: Peace comes from within the heart
When British Veteran, Charles Gower Neville contacted OBON SOCIETY, he was 99 years old! We spoke with him directly and he was very happy of this successful result returning the flag. His message to Saito Family was actually he wrote himself on his iPad! (You can read his message to Saito family is in this article link below)
https://www.dailyastorian.com/opinion/columns/guest-column-peace-comes-from-within-the-heart/article_89b68ec6-eaf7-11ea-bf35-3f0161638bea.html
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Good Luck Flag (Yosegaki Hinomaru) submitted by Greg Murphy was traced back to a fallen Japanese soldier who carried it into battle in 1944. A nephew of the soldier received the flag safely.
OBON SOCIETY had an interview and featured the radio and online versions of NPR news. Here is a link to the story:
https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/tidying-past-pandemic-house-cleanings-produce-offers-return-world-war-ii-souvenirs
You can watch OBON SOCIETY - Intimate Stories (Episode 2) below link- Greg Murphy who commented in NPR:
https://youtu.be/UhkXPQF35to
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