"I knew we had a strong advantage over the Americans,dug in deep with 6 months of supplies,our garrison was fully equipped and I and the other officers drank to victory the night before. It was dawn when it happened,our lines broke and the garrison under heavy attack,yet we had no reports of any ships.A young private Akira Takinawa reported to me,himself hurt gravely and with his Captains message..."SIR, we have fallen back against orders,we can no longer effectively hold this position.." , enclosed was a torn garment with no blood on it,I had seen it only once, "may my ancestors forgive me for my errors" I thought.A sock puppet has wiped out an entire battalion...." - excerpt from "A DAY OF RECKONING" GENERAL Hiro Hasegawa,1945, Battle of Iwo Jima