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Offline 68slayr

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« on: June 20, 2007, 10:30:29 AM »
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,284834,00.html

what do you think about them changing the name of Iwo Jima?

it is now Iwo tu
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Offline Shifty

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« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2007, 10:45:13 AM »
It's their island.
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2007, 10:51:46 AM »
It WAS.

The only legal occupants are 400 Japanese soldiers, and the rare U.S. pilots and crew who use the training strip.

No civilians are allowed on the island. The former occupants, and their descendants, requested the island be officially identified by its original name, Iwo To.
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« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2007, 10:53:17 AM »
Iwo Jima is the wrong name anyway. Why shouldn't they change it back?
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2007, 10:57:17 AM »
Who cares...

The name change means nothing with regards to the men who fought and died to take and defend that island.  They will always be the reason that hunk of volcanic ash is remembered.
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« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2007, 11:25:06 AM »
The kanji is the same. The kanji for island can be pronounced shima (or jima in this case), or tou (not "to" as reported).
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« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2007, 11:25:40 AM »
Never should have returned it.  We earned it fair and square :mad:
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« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2007, 01:03:13 PM »
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Never should have returned it. We earned it fair and square.


Imperialism is soooo 19th century. Move with the times.
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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2007, 01:24:45 PM »
24,000 wounded and 6000 dead Marines in a 30 day period of time?

no thanks dowding, it was bought and paid for.
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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2007, 01:42:30 PM »
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The kanji is the same. The kanji for island can be pronounced shima (or jima in this case), or tou (not "to" as reported).



I heard that "Sea of Japan" would be changed to "East Sea".  What do you think about that?
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2007, 01:59:18 PM »
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24,000 wounded and 6000 dead Marines in a 30 day period of time?

no thanks dowding, it was bought and paid for.


If you use this kind of accounting the Japanese paid with about 20000 soldier
They earned it too don't you think ?
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« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2007, 02:12:19 PM »
If you use this kind of accounting the Japanese paid with about 20000 soldier
They earned it too don't you think ?
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the only difference being that when the battle concluded, all the Japanese were dead.  There were no Japanese left (not many at least, the last  two Japanese survivors on Iwo surrendered in 1949).

Let me put it to you like this straffo, the japanese were defeated on Iwo and the island was claimed as united states territory.  We gave it back some 40 years later.  We should not have.  Who knows, Maybe Boeing got a big order from JAL out of the deal :cry

Anyway, to those that know its history, that Island will always be known as Iwo Jima.
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« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2007, 03:10:19 PM »
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Anyway, to those that know its history, that Island will always be known as Iwo Jima.


Don't worry, the Kanji character(s) for "Iwo Jima" will stay the same:)
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« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2007, 04:42:05 PM »
Me at Iwo, a long time ago, on the front, left.
It will always be IWO JIMA!

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« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2007, 07:07:46 PM »
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Never should have returned it.  We earned it fair and square :mad:


"We?"

You earned, contributed or sacrificed nothing and are just a carpetbagger on the coattails of a different generation.

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We gave it back some 40 years later. We should not have. Who knows, Maybe Boeing got a big order from JAL out of the deal.

Anyway, to those that know its history, that Island will always be known as Iwo Jima. [sic]


Those who know its history know that it was returned 24 years later and was known as Iwo Tou far longer than it was known as Iwo Jima. They also know that Japan paid for the return of the islands and Okinawa. For the past half a century, Japan has continued to be the best ally the US has, in spite of your "opinion."

To 1K3: Renaming something is not the same as correcting the pronunciation of something, but I have no opinion about your question.
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