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I’m a Priest; I’m Gonna’ Bless Them for You

I’m a Priest; I’m Gonna’ Bless Them for You

Mr. Hunt describes making prayer beads from seeds and a cross from bones.

My Legs Were Black, Blue and Purple.

My Legs Were Black, Blue and Purple.

Mr. Hunt describes his brother, and others, stealing rice from the Japanese.

Are you with the enemy, or are you with me?

Are you with the enemy, or are you with me?

Mr. Hunt describes a confrontation with his supervisor in the coal mine, and his brother intervening to save the Japanese.

The Dangers in the Mines

The Dangers in the Mines

Mr. Hunt describes the frightening aspects of working in the Niigata coal mines.

Eat it or Starve to Death

Eat it or Starve to Death

Mr. Hunt describes the contaminated food he received in Sham Shui Po.

We Pulled the Bolts and Threw Them Away

We Pulled the Bolts and Threw Them Away

Mr. Hunt describes being taken prisoner and becoming a slave labourer.

They Were out in the Field Playing Baseball

They Were out in the Field Playing Baseball

Mr. Hunt describes the lax and arrogant attitude of the British soldiers.

I Was One of the Fortunate Ones, I Think.

I Was One of the Fortunate Ones, I Think.

Mr. Babin discusses coping with the emotional and physical consequences of his wartime service.

We Were Fumigated and Given Clothing

We Were Fumigated and Given Clothing

Mr. Babin describes his voyage home from Japan, including wonderful treatment by the Americans.

He Thought He Had Been Hurt

He Thought He Had Been Hurt

Mr. Babin describes the medical supply and food drops by the Americans once their Japanese captors had fled Niigata.

In Perfect English he Said,  “Come on in boys.”

In Perfect English he Said, “Come on in boys.”

Mr. Babin describes meeting a Japanese feudal landlord and hearing his perspective on the American dropping of the A-Bomb.

Your Leg Would Be Caught Between the Bumpers

Your Leg Would Be Caught Between the Bumpers

Mr. Babin describes working slave labour in a Japanese coal yard, and the danger that he faced there.

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