WWII suicide pilot's last postcard to mother

WWII suicide pilot's last postcard to mother

TOKYO, Japan - The last postcard sent by World War II pilot Masatatsu Yamashita to his mother before he was killed on a suicide mission is displayed along with a notebook kept by her at the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on May 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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