A life wasted for the emperor

[GodEmperorLeto]

The difference is that the Civil War ended 140 years ago, and WWII only 60 years ago...

Everything you said is true, but I honestly figure that the guys they found a year or so ago are probably the last that are out there. The last soldier found before that was in the 1970s, I think. These guys have to be at least 80 years old now.

Then again, living in the jungle for 60 years has to make you tough as nails. I imagine an 80-year-old war vet who is still "in action" is not going to be the same as an 80-year-old war vet who is in a retirement home.

[Mike Cash]

Everything you said is true, but I honestly figure that the guys they found a year or so ago are probably the last that are out there. The last soldier found before that was in the 1970s, I think.

That can't be right. Maciamo said there were "dozens" of stories of people in the jungle for 60 years.

Then again, living in the jungle for 60 years has to make you tough as nails. I imagine an 80-year-old war vet who is still "in action" is not going to be the same as an 80-year-old war vet who is in a retirement home.

Can we get off that myth already? The guys were married into the local community and knew quite well the war was over. Just because they chose to not come home and instead remain in a very remote area doesn't mean they lived like Tarzan swinging tree-to-tree with their rusty bayonets in their teeth, doing daily patrols for American units to attack for 60 years.

[GodEmperorLeto]

That can't be right. Maciamo said there were "dozens" of stories of people in the jungle for 60 years.
Can we get off that myth already? The guys were married into the local community and knew quite well the war was over.

I am dead serious when I say they found a guy in the late 60s/early 70s who thought the war was still on. He committed suicide after a few years back home. He had thought that all the radio stuff was a trick by the Americans to fool him. I saw the whole story on a Discovery Channel program.

[Mike Cash]

I am dead serious when I say they found a guy in the late 60s/early 70s who thought the war was still on. He committed suicide after a few years back home. He had thought that all the radio stuff was a trick by the Americans to fool him. I saw the whole story on a Discovery Channel program.

I have no trouble believing that. However, that is a period of 20-25 years, not 60. Big difference.

[caster51]

600~1000 japanese remained in vietnam
http://photo.jijisama.org/indonesia.html

in Vietnam

戦後、フランスが再び進駐してくると、それに対するベ トナム国民の抵抗戦争（第一次インドシナ戦争）が始ま ったが、この戦争には

日本軍兵士が多数参加した

。当時、ベトナムには766人の日本兵がとどまっており� A1954年のジュネーブ協定成立までに47人が戦病死した。なかには、陸軍士官学校を創設して、約200人のベトミン士官を養� ｬした者もおり、1986年には8人の元日本兵がベトナム政府から� \彰を受けた。なお、ジュネーブ協定によって150人が日本へ帰国したが、その他はベ� gナムに留まり続けた模様で� る。

766 japanese former soldiers remained in Vietam　after 1945.
until 1954 , 47soldiers was lost....
some of them founded the Military Academy in Vietnam.
1986, eight japanese former soldiers were awarded by Vietnam-G.
after that about 150 ppl came back to Japan
so more than 500 ppl remaid in Vietnam ?
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%...83%8A%E3%83%A0