1月21日、今回の一番の目的の知覧特攻平和会館へ行ってまいりました。
20歳前後の若き特攻隊員の皆様が出撃直前にご両親をはじめ、ご家族に宛てた遺書が多数展示されていました。
育ててくれた事への感謝、先に逝く事のお詫び、私がいなくなっても健康で長生きしてくださいといった事を綴られていました。
ハンカチでお顔を抑え、すすり泣きながら読んでいる方もたくさんいらっしゃいました。
戦闘機もろとも敵艦に体当たりする「特攻」の直前にも関わらず、一文字一文字から大変お優しい雰囲気が出ていてお綺麗な文字でした。
尊い命を捧げた隊員の皆様の御霊を慰め、同時に世界中の恒久の平和をお祈りしてまいりました。
On January 21st, I went to the Chiran Peace Museum, which was the main purpose of this trip.
There were many suicide notes written by young kamikaze fighters, around 20 years old, to their parents and families just before the sortie.
Everyone was thanking me for raising me, apologizing for passing away first, and wishing me a long and healthy life even after I was gone.
There were many people who held their faces with handkerchiefs and sobbed as they read.
Everyone’s handwriting was very good and beautiful.
Despite the fact that it was just before the “kamikaze” in which the fighter rammed the enemy ship, was a beautiful character that seemed to have a so gentle atmosphere from each letter.
I have comforted the souls of fighters who gave their precious lives, and at the same time prayed for eternal peace around the world.
