A young woman writing a thank you note to her boyfriend in the Navy for the skull of a Japanese soldier that he sent, 1944
rarehistoricalphotos.com
A rare and disturbing picture, so much about this is still a mystery. We don’t know what became of the skull—or, indeed, what became of the young woman herself, or the man who sent it to her …
  • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    It does add needed context though. These arent peacetime actions of civilians. These are the actions of people forced into melting pot of slaughter.