kochiya sanae and tatara kogasa (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi

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    Hang in There, Kogasa-san 2894

    We were there for about an hour, and reading and viewing the materials on display, imagining the fierce spectacles of the past, we became quite gloomy. The gap between this and our surroundings when we exited the facility had us smiling a bit, though. (^^;)

    We made flower offerings at the Himeyuri Monument and then left.

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    Garrus
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    A little context is needed here, so forgive the Wiki TL/DR that follows. The monument they went to see is a monument to the Himeyuri Students and their teachers, who were sent to act as nurses for the IJA during the Battle of Okinawa. They went in thinking that the IJA would quickly emerge victorious and they would be back at school within weeks. Instead, they labored for three months under desperate conditions, performing surgery and other procedures to try and keep soldiers alive. 222 students and 18 teachers went to the front. A total of 117 returned. Most casualties occurred only after the unit was officially dissolved, including a number of suicides committed by grenade or by cliff.

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