I should also have noted in my comment above that the American attitude towards access to the Pearl Harbor memorial is typical of a tolerant open society. The Viets' attitude, on the other hand is typical of an intolerant authoritarian society. And Bach's article is just typical.

Turnbull's lot seem to putting on their Second Hand Patriots' voices quite a bit lately, to save his Government.

Second Hand Patriots 1.

As the author points out Australia’s Minister for Veterans Affairs, Dan Tehan complained of "kick in the guts" on behalf of diggers. But many diggers felt/feel cheated by the "patriots" of past and present Aussie Governments.

Second Hand Patriots 2.

Yesterday Turnbull talked about Labor doubting our fine Federal Policemen as the AFP raided the Opposition in Parliament House.

Another Thing - Paraphrasing Howard - Its the right of Vietnamese to decide who comes to their country and what they do in it!

The comment on China-electricity seems to be the last minute reversal as in Vietnam.
Japs lost 4 planes in Darwin bombing including 1 dive bomber so the losses may be the same as midget subs , 3 with 2 crew. Yanks are unhappy about a few Japs laughing at Pearl Harbor memorial so how would Viets feel about 3000 with Little Pattie singing and a dinner booze-up ?

UQ must be giving away Masters if this is the standard for thesis.

The Author may need to do a bit more research to find that there are indeed Japanese memorials to their fallen war dead in Australia. He also need to stop reading war histories written by the Vietcong communist party chairman and get a bit of perspective.

Those who served and those of us that honor their service go to these battle fields to honor the fallen, not gloat over the dead.

I don't see the problem. If Japanese people felt it was really important for them to commemorate the bombing of Darwin, I would not be too concerned about it, despite having a cousin who was killed in the event. It is not really a good comparison with Long Tan though. The Japanese only lost 2 airmen in the bombing of Darwin, fewer than either the Australians or Viet Cong lost at Long Tan.

Equally though, if the Vietnamese want to limit the numbers of Australians commemorating Long Tan on the spot, that is their prerogative, disappointing though it may be to Australians who want to be there on that day. After all it is their country.

As for this article, well. Perhaps the less said the better.

There is no Japanese memorial in Darwin ( which cuts into profits of graffiti spray can sales). Was Little Pattie going to sing church hymns for the deceased at Long Tan?
Here are arrangements for the southern heroic escapees:
A 3000 strong contingent of Japanese loyalists will hit the streets around
Cowra Japanese War Cemetery and Shrine Area .
They will pack out The Mill Cellar Door & Function Centre with wartime songs by top geisha Mineko Iwasaki .
"Kimigayo" the national anthem of Japan will ring out over the sake bottles and Rising Sun flags.
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