FRIENDS AND ALLIES FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS

THE FIRST CAPTION THAT ENTERED MY MIND FOR THE PAINTPROGRAM IMAGE BELOW WAS

TORA, TORA, TORA

but after awhile I thought about a caption that would be less intimidating and dramatic , a caption that would express the general attitude that exists today, more than 50 years after the war. As time passes, the memories of Pearl Harbor and the war fade away; time has a way of healing the scars of war when generations change. I needed a caption that would indicate that those days of hate and anger are, for the most part, gone. It was with much peril and sacrifice that many of our deceased family members made it possible for Japan and the USA to build a bonds and freindship. To illustrate the obvious, I came up with the following caption:

"Somehow, I think we are making a big mistake, Abe."