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- "The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo"
- Summary: The final year of World War II in the Pacific, told by men who came back and kept silent about the harrowing ordeal that changed their lives.
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Review of The Silent Generation: From Saipan to Tokyo
Dmae Lo Roberts
Posted on May 24, 2006 at 10:24 AM
With Memorial Day coming up, this would be a good piece for programmers to check out. This documentary focuses on the generation of soldiers who were the "tough it out" men before the diagnoses of "post-traumatic stress." The "Silent Generation"--the ones who wouldn't, couldn't talk about the horrors they experienced without fear of going mad. Producer Helen Borten skillfully interviews men who admittedly have never shared their memories of the people they did not want to kill, the fellow soldiers who fell beside them, the women and children slaughtered before their eyes. The stories are unforgettable and necessary for us to hear and to remember. It is an important historic document that could and should be aired as long as there is war.