Daily Archives: August 15, 2003

Around

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Arthur

My dad barely survived the camp. In the earliest stage of ‘purification’, he and his older brother were separated from his mother and younger brothers and sisters: he was eleven and was considered to be an adult. At that time … Continue reading →

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Speak low

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Arthur

“Lined up we are, hours and hours and hours Women, children, we count, count and count Intense heat, counting the hours in the rising sun for a thousand years hours and hours and hours, in the heat of the sun … Continue reading →

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Food

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Arthur

“I wasn’t aware of that my dad was thinking of the war every single day. Except for when I refused to eat something, that was when he said that I should be happy that at least there was something to … Continue reading →

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On this day

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Arthur

On this day, 58 years ago, the Japanese emperor Hirohito broadcast the message of surrender to the Japanese troops.

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Commemoration

Posted on August 15, 2003 by Arthur

This year’s August 15th commemoration focusses on the Burma railroad (warning: Dutch). More details (in English) can be found over this specific subject can be found at the War Experience center. I never understood my dad’s (then) obsession with the … Continue reading →

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