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"Their cry is our cry. Their pain is our pain. Their courage is our inspiration." USN Chaplain Anderson, Yokosuka, Japan
Today marks the one year anniversary of a disaster trio that horrified the world. Thousands of lives were taken in a matter of hours, entire towns were snuffed from existence. A horrible disaster the likes of which are rarely seen. The most important part is what happened in the aftermath.
In a matter of days, businesses were opening again, people were coping, airports were running. People were taking in each other into their own homes, no matter how cramped they were. Relief funds were pouring in as is typical with any major disaster, but the Japan people recovered in a way never seen. Looting was unheard of. Riots didn't happen. Lost money and valuables were returned where they could. People passed on messages for strangers they'd never seen before and would never see again.
No one blamed anyone.
Today, most of the damage has been recovered, but Japan still has healing to do. Towns are gone. A good deal of infrastructure has yet to be rebuilt.
As far as they have come - farther than possible any other nation could have - they still need our prayers. Families still mourn, people still rebuild.
Thank you, Japan, for showing us that humanity still exists.
Today marks the one year anniversary of a disaster trio that horrified the world. Thousands of lives were taken in a matter of hours, entire towns were snuffed from existence. A horrible disaster the likes of which are rarely seen. The most important part is what happened in the aftermath.
In a matter of days, businesses were opening again, people were coping, airports were running. People were taking in each other into their own homes, no matter how cramped they were. Relief funds were pouring in as is typical with any major disaster, but the Japan people recovered in a way never seen. Looting was unheard of. Riots didn't happen. Lost money and valuables were returned where they could. People passed on messages for strangers they'd never seen before and would never see again.
No one blamed anyone.
Today, most of the damage has been recovered, but Japan still has healing to do. Towns are gone. A good deal of infrastructure has yet to be rebuilt.
As far as they have come - farther than possible any other nation could have - they still need our prayers. Families still mourn, people still rebuild.
Thank you, Japan, for showing us that humanity still exists.
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Thank you. I count myself fortunate. I'm stationed in Japan, and have been given the opportunity to see how this nation responds to disaster. It's far more uplifting than Katrina was. All people did with Katrina was riot, loot, and blame FEMA. For a Hurricane. People were blamed. For a hurricane. It seemed the only people that helped were large companies, churches, and random organizations here and there.
In Japan, no one blamed anyone. Everyone helped. No looting - people found money and did their best to return it. If they couldn't find the previous owner, it was donated. Heck, in Japan, if you lose your wallet your best bet is to wait an hour and go find the nearest police booth, and all your money will still be in it when it gets returned - and that's WITHOUT a disaster happening.
The only way I was directly affected was that I had to go underway in response to the incident with Fukushima. We sent a few of our Engineering Laboratory Technicians, who are trained in RadCon, but there was little else we could do without an Airwing onboard, which greatly frustrated us.
We saw tide in our area drop, and we actually felt the quake on the boat, but our area was fine, since we are on the inside of Tokyo bay.
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In Japan, no one blamed anyone. Everyone helped. No looting - people found money and did their best to return it. If they couldn't find the previous owner, it was donated. Heck, in Japan, if you lose your wallet your best bet is to wait an hour and go find the nearest police booth, and all your money will still be in it when it gets returned - and that's WITHOUT a disaster happening.
The only way I was directly affected was that I had to go underway in response to the incident with Fukushima. We sent a few of our Engineering Laboratory Technicians, who are trained in RadCon, but there was little else we could do without an Airwing onboard, which greatly frustrated us.
We saw tide in our area drop, and we actually felt the quake on the boat, but our area was fine, since we are on the inside of Tokyo bay.
I've be