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17th January 2014, 10:55 AM
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Jap soldier
the jap soldier that held out in the jungle until 1974 thinking the war was still going passed away today age 91?jp
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17th January 2014, 11:38 AM
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Re: Jap soldier
According to the report i read on the news, there are believed to be two more lurking in the Phillipnes, but i suspect that this is really two japs who decided to stay there after the war, but they dont seem to want to break cover, KT
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17th January 2014, 06:03 PM
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Re: Jap soldier
Hi Shipmates, will the two in the phillipnes get they wages? if they quit.
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20th January 2014, 01:04 AM
#4
Re: Jap soldier
Talking about Japs we have a couple of japs living just down the street from me they could be students boarding there might ask them in for a drink of saki
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20th January 2014, 04:24 AM
#5
Re: Jap soldier
HI Lou
I thought you would have said "That's one less"
Cheers Des
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20th January 2014, 12:00 PM
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Re: Jap soldier

Originally Posted by
Lou Barron
Talking about Japs we have a couple of japs living just down the street from me they could be students boarding there might ask them in for a drink of saki
Keep a geiger counter handy Lou- you never know.
R635733
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21st January 2014, 10:07 AM
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Re: Jap soldier
what about that then
Can you imagine the work and technical expertise that went into this?
http://www.flixxy.com/huge-remote-co...?utm_source=nl
Last edited by Tony Morcom; 21st January 2014 at 11:33 AM.
Reason: formatting
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21st January 2014, 10:49 AM
#8
Re: Jap soldier
Absolutely brilliant! Quite a few japs would fit in that.
Richard
Last edited by Richard Quartermaine; 21st January 2014 at 10:52 AM.
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21st January 2014, 10:58 AM
#9
Re: Jap soldier
reminded me of flight of the phoenix, but in reverse

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people talking about you is none of your business
R397928
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21st January 2014, 11:30 PM
#10
Re: Jap soldier
That looks like the one I flew in from CHCH NZto Singapore I did not have much bloody room
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