General's Last Night
This cave was the final command post for the Japanese Army, during the Battle of Okinawa.
Generals Ushijima and Cho had their headquarters here and, knew the war was ending.
On the night of June 21, 1945, they made their final preparations.
The American forces, would soon overtake them and, surrender was out of the question.
The Generals, said their farewells and, ordered the troops to fight until death.
Shortly after four, the next morning, they left the cave.
Spreading a sheet a little way from the cavern the entrance they did a samurai thing.
They had failed the Emperor so, poked their swords in their bellies.
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