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Topic	75 years since Hiroshima got nuked
Questionmarktarius 08/06/20 3:23:59 AM #9:	UnfairRepresent posted... Japan was prepared to fight to the end despite having already lost The land invasion was going to be a mess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall Nearly 500,000 Purple Heart medals (awarded for combat casualties) were manufactured in anticipation of the casualties resulting from the invasion of Japan; the number exceeded that of all American military casualties of the 65 years following the end of World War II, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2003, there were still 120,000 of these Purple Heart medals in stock. There were so many left that combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan were able to keep Purple Hearts on hand for immediate award to soldiers wounded in the field. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:943050503] in 75 years s... [t:78895370]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite> <quote>Japan was prepared to fight to the end despite having already lost</quote>The land invasion was going to be a mess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall <quote>Nearly 500,000 Purple Heart medals (awarded for combat casualties) were manufactured in anticipation of the casualties resulting from the invasion of Japan; the number exceeded that of all American military casualties of the 65 years following the end of World War II, including the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2003, there were still 120,000 of these Purple Heart medals in stock. There were so many left that combat units in Iraq and Afghanistan were able to keep Purple Hearts on hand for immediate award to soldiers wounded in the field.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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