It was the only known instance of U.S. forces holding a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot ... trees at Yasukuni Shrine. Please don't cry, only smile and tell me ‘well done.’” ...

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel.

It was the only known instance of U.S. forces holding a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot ... trees at Yasukuni Shrine. Please don't cry, only smile and tell me 'well done.'" ...

It was the only known instance of U.S. forces holding a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot ... Please don’t cry, only smile and tell me ‘well done.’” Thanks to Callahan’s act ...