Portraits of kamikaze pilots move visitors

Portraits of kamikaze pilots move visitors

CHIRAN, Japan - A girl stands silently July 29 in front of portraits of special attack unit, ''kamikaze'' suicide squad, pilots at the Chiran Tokko Heiwa Kaikan (Peace Museum) in the town of Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Most of those World War II pilots died around age 20. The museum has 6,000 pieces war-related articles, including portraits and notes left behind by young pilots and soldiers.

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