synderesis: an example -- a japanese enemy hero

 Re: Captain Isao Yamazoe Fr: facebook page of Oustanding Filipinos Worldwide (something like that anyway)

Captain Isao Yamazoe also known as "Captain Yamasoy" is a WWll Japanese officer who ordered his men to not abuse the locals-including prisoners.

Captain Isao Yamazoe arrived in the town of Dulag, Leyte in the Philippines in 1943. He was a Japanese soldier, and he was there as an occupying enemy but he left as a Filipino hero.

His friendship with the locals saw him playing judo and even serenading with them. To foster friendly ties between locals and the Japanese,"Captain Yamasoy" went as far as initiating "morning calisthenics (radio taiso), athletics (tennis and basketball), and cultural shows, dances and movie screenings for the entertainment of the residents.

He is a good leader, smiling captain, and friend to everyone. When Captain Yamasoy got word that a Filipino guerrilla unit was planning to attack his garrison, he was worried about civilian casualties.

He contacted the guerrilla unit and asked them to meet him outside of town so that no innocents would get hurt in the battle. They agreed but ambushed him on the way, believing they were getting rid of one more tyrant. After Captain Yamasoy died, though, a new commander took over. All of Yamasoy’s programs were canceled.

Today, there is a shrine to his memory in the city, dedicated to the one man from the enemy army who treated them like human beings.

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