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H. PAUL BREHM
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Hyuga Veterans Gathering: Kure, Japan
1999
The image link at right shows four crewmembers of the Japanese
Battleship IJN Hyuga who, during Paul Brehm's recent visit to Japan, surprised
everyone by pulling out and displaying their ship's battle flag, which has been
kept safe all these years. They were visiting the Imperial Navy Museum where
the flag is kept carefully stored away. For this visit however, the veteran
crewmembers were allowed to show Paul their flag, which was flying on the Hyuga
the day that Paul's squadron attacked her! According to Paul, the flag had
numerous shrapnel and burn marks on it.
| Paul with Hyuga Crewmembers |
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Here is Paul again, with three of
the Hyuga's crew. Although there was a considerable language barrier, local
translators from the Hiroshima Friendship Center kindly volunteered their
services and conducted all translations for both American and Japanese veterans
for the duration of the visit.
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