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Pearl Harbor foes meet after 65 years and shake hands
In Honolulu 65 years after Pearl Harbor, Takeshi Maeda and John Rauschkolb, now both in their 80s, met and embraced saying I'm sorry. Maeda guided a Kate bomber that helped sink the West Virginia, while Rauschkolb survived the attack. They spoke of reconciliation and peace as WWII veterans.
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