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Why US Military Gave Full Honors to Fallen Kamikaze Attackers | 12am News
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Apr 24, 2025
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they call it
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kamakazi meaning the Divine
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Tempest we call them suicide planes on
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April 11 1945 the USS Missouri and the
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other American ships faced a kamikaz
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attack by 16 Japanese Pilots this event
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although not widely known has been a
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subject of debate and disagreement in
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the USA for decades the kamikaz pilots
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were part of Japan's desperate strategy
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near the end of World War II aiming to
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cause as much damage as possible to the
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American forces the pilots indoctrinated
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with propaganda and a sense of divine
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Mission willingly sacrific their lives
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for their country in Japanese kamikaz
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means divine wind reflecting the
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spiritual element attached to the
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Japanese Forces fight the Japanese
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propaganda portrayed their soldiers as
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courageous people of Honor living by
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ancient codes like the Samurai Warriors
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while depicting Americans as morally
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bankrupt and driven by greed and
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materialism the kamikazi pilots believed
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that their sacrifice would bring honor
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to their families and future Generations
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serving a higher purpose in the defense
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of Japan against Western imperialism the
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kamikaz attacks were a terrifying and
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effective tactic American Crews aboard
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ships like the USS Missouri feared the
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approach of these planes knowing they
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were virtually defenseless against them
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the pilots loaded with bombs embarked on
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one-way missions aiming to hit their
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targets and cause maximum damage even at
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the cost of their own lives these
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attacks caused significant psychological
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damage to the American forces who were
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unprepared for such fanatical and
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self-destructive
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tactics the Americans despite their
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Superior resources and military strength
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struggled to combat an enemy that was
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willing to die for their country the
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Japanese were determined to continue
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fighting even in the face of immense
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destruction and loss of life the
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American strategy of bombing Japanese
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cities and the introduction of kamikazi
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Pilots were desperate attempts to break
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Japan's will to fight the kamikazi
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attacks took a heavy toll on the
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American forces ships were destroyed
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lives were lost and the psychological
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impact was immense the Americans were
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left grappling with the moral and
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ethical questions surrounding the burial
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of the kamikazi pilots when Flight pett
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officer Seto iso's kamikazi plane
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crashed into the USS Missouri Captain
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William M cigan made the decision to
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Grant him a military Burial at Sea
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showing a level of humanity and respect
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for the Fallen enemy Captain cagan's
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decision sparked controversy among the
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American Crew some of whom felt anger
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and resentment toward the honoring of an
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enemy who had just attempted to kill
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them decades later when the event was
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commemorated some surviving American
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soldiers still expressed their
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disagreement and frustration however
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others recognized the act as a testament
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to the captain's honor and Humanity in
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the midst of a brutal War 2001 when the
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story gained more attention both
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Japanese and American soldiers came
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together to commemorate Captain cagan's
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decision surviving Japanese soldiers who
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had lost comrades in the kamikazi
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missions expressed their appreciation
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for the captain's Act of compassion the
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event highlighted the complexities of
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War and the capacity for Humanity even
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in the face of extreme conflict the
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story of the kamikaza pilots and their
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attacks remains a poignant and devis
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aspect of World War II history it
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represents the Clash of ideologies the
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horrors of War and the profound impact
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of individual choices and actions in
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times of great adversity
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