Colonel Ichiki sums up the Japanese attitude: "Spirit" can overcome everything. Even being outnumbered and outgunned, and lacking tanks and heavy artillery, "Japanese spirit" can overcome all obstacles.
According to John Toland's The Rising Sun, Ichiki burned his colors just as one of the tanks found him and a small group of soliders. Before he could be mown down with the others, he killed himself.
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Treat everyone you meet with kindness and respect, but always have a plan to kill them.
Old USMC Adage
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