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Kindness From Hate and a Japanese Orphan
In Albuquerque New Mexico Sgt George Burke and his wife Myrtle adopt a Japanese orphan after wartime service in Japan. Their son John grows up at Kirtland Air Force Base while the Burkes reflect on the war and the child's first language moments. The article emphasizes forgiveness and the idea that children bear no fault for wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Myrtle
Sgt
Burke
Hiroshima
Japan
Tachikawa Air Base
Tokyo
Odelia
Mrs. Burke
M. Sgt
Mrs. George Jr. Burke
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
John
Sgt. Burke