Doug Stout
Guest Columnist
On August 15, 1945, World War II ended with the surrender of Japan. American troops were moved quickly to Japan to act as an army of occupation. The Newark Advocate reported in early September that three local men had probably paraded the streets of Tokyo with the First Cavalry Division. The three men were listed as Lieutenant John Pete McFarland, Fred Hoffman, and former Newark physician Captain James B. Johnson, a surgeon with the First.
Also in Tokyo was Hideki Tojo, the former prime minister of Japan and the mastermind behind the attack on Pearl Harbor. General Douglas McArthur had ordered the arrest of Tojo and others on charges of committing war crimes. When soldiers surrounded Tojo s house on Sept. 11, the 61-year-old was planning his suicide. He shot himself in the chest with a 32 caliber pistol. He was still alive when the Americans found him. According to witnesses, Tojo was mumbling that he felt sorry for the Asiatic people and preferred t
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You can learn a lot from the obituaries.
I started reading the obits in earnest a couple weeks ago because I was searching for people who had died of COVID-19 in Capital Region nursing homes.
At first, I scanned the obits quickly for causes of death.
But the more I read, the more absorbed I became.
Soon I was captivated – not by how people died, but by how they lived, by their achievements and passions and deep roots in the community.
Many of the people I’ve learned about were quite elderly, and their obituaries are an edifying window into a fading past. To immerse yourself in them is to gain a greater appreciation for the toil, sacrifices and joys of an older generation, for lives lived well and fully.
Fort Hood report shows readiness trumped SHARP program John Robinson December 16, 2020 A T-shirt worn by a soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on April 17, 2020, represents efforts to prevent sexual harassment and assault in today’s Army. (Sgt. Uriah Walker/Army) One name loomed large over the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee report released on Dec. 8 by the secretary of the Army, a name found nowhere in its sprawling 152 pages, but that hung like a shadow over its damning conclusions: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley. The godfather of military readiness took a direct hit in the report, which concluded, “Across the installation, and especially in the Combat Brigades and their supporting elements, readiness was the primary focus of all activities, while the [Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention] program and the general well-being of Soldiers was a distant second. Mission readiness completely overshadowed the SHARP