L SPITERI (You Say, August 18) and others are still trying to convince us "killing of innocents cannot be justified."

Fifty-eight years on - the bonus years added to my life - and I still celebrate Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

I recall the orders issued by Field Marshal Terauchi to Japanese prison camp commanders: "The moment Allied forces land in Japan - all POWs are to be killed. Communal graves are already prepared."

Need I say more?

FRANK L JONES,

Malvern.

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