It is a terrible shame for me-I came back, still alive, without having won the war.

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On returning to Japan after surviving for 28 years in the jungles of Guam before surrendering to the Americans in 1972.

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Yokoi, Shoichi. Quoted in "Obituary: Shoichi Yokoi." Written by James Kirkup. The Independent, 25 Sept. 1997.

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A quote by Shoichi Yokoi about world war ii: “It is a terrible shame for me-I came back, still alive, without having won…”

A quote by Shoichi Yokoi about world war ii: “It is a terrible shame for me-I came back, still alive, without having won…”

A quote by Shoichi Yokoi about world war ii: “It is a terrible shame for me-I came back, still alive, without having won…”