Former U.S. warship crew member recalls Japanese suicide attacks

Former U.S. warship crew member recalls Japanese suicide attacks

Edwin Hoffman, a former crew member of the U.S. minesweeper Emmons, shows at his home in Northampton, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 22, 2015, the place where he was on board the warship when it was attacked by Japanese suicide fighter planes in waters off Okinawa, southwestern Japan, during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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