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...division recruited near Sendai has been lectured by its officers about its predecessor: the tough Imperial 2nd Division that killed 2,200 in the battle for Guadalcanal's Henderson Field. Fully 14% of the officer corps are veterans of the Pacific war, including Army Chief of Staff Yoshifusa Amano, 55, who served the Imperial army in China, Indochina and the Northern Pacific. "Fortunately, the climate toward the forces is getting better," said Amano last week. "People are just now beginning to get over the hangover from the war's defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan: The Growing Defense Force | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

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