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In 1944, thousands of Japanese on Saipan hid in caves, sure the Americans would torture them if they came out. Many families chose the cliffs instead.
An 18-year-old American Marine from East Los Angeles walked up to those caves at night, alone, and called to them in Japanese.
don. He was a Mexican American kid who had grown up partly in the home of a Japanese American family, the Nakanos. That is where he picked up his Japanese. When the war came, the Nakanos were sent to internment camps. Their twin sons, Lane and Lyle, joined the U.S. Army anyway and served in the 442nd.
Fifty years later, he still said it plainly: "These were Americans."
On Saipan, Gabaldon was a scout with the 2nd Marine Regiment. Right after landing, he slipped off on his own and came back with prisoners. His commanding officer, Capt. John Schwabe, threatened him with a court-martial for leaving his post.
The next night, he came back with about fifty.
After that, they let him go out alone.
He crawled to the cave mouths in the dark and promised the people inside water, medical care, and that nobody would hurt them. Night after night, ten or twenty at a time, they followed him out.
On July 8, by his own account, about 800 came out in a single day. Schwabe remembered that day too. It was the day they tagged him the Pied Piper of Saipan.
Not everyone listened. At the cliffs, he begged a mother not to kill her child. He watched her throw the baby and jump. He was still talking about it fifty years later.
His Navy Cross citation says that on Saipan and Tinian he brought in "well over one thousand enemy civilians and troops."
Schwabe recommended him for the Medal of Honor. He received the Silver Star. Sixteen years later, after Hollywood made a movie about him, the Navy upgraded it to the Navy Cross.
He died in 2006 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
I am Japanese. Those caves were full of my people, frightened, starving, and certain that the Americans were monsters.
An American teenager walked toward them in the dark and offered them water.
On this Veterans Day, Japan should know his name.
An 18-year-old American Marine from East Los Angeles walked up to those caves at night, alone, and called to them in Japanese.
don. He was a Mexican American kid who had grown up partly in the home of a Japanese American family, the Nakanos. That is where he picked up his Japanese. When the war came, the Nakanos were sent to internment camps. Their twin sons, Lane and Lyle, joined the U.S. Army anyway and served in the 442nd.
Fifty years later, he still said it plainly: "These were Americans."
On Saipan, Gabaldon was a scout with the 2nd Marine Regiment. Right after landing, he slipped off on his own and came back with prisoners. His commanding officer, Capt. John Schwabe, threatened him with a court-martial for leaving his post.
The next night, he came back with about fifty.
After that, they let him go out alone.
He crawled to the cave mouths in the dark and promised the people inside water, medical care, and that nobody would hurt them. Night after night, ten or twenty at a time, they followed him out.
On July 8, by his own account, about 800 came out in a single day. Schwabe remembered that day too. It was the day they tagged him the Pied Piper of Saipan.
Not everyone listened. At the cliffs, he begged a mother not to kill her child. He watched her throw the baby and jump. He was still talking about it fifty years later.
His Navy Cross citation says that on Saipan and Tinian he brought in "well over one thousand enemy civilians and troops."
Schwabe recommended him for the Medal of Honor. He received the Silver Star. Sixteen years later, after Hollywood made a movie about him, the Navy upgraded it to the Navy Cross.
He died in 2006 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
I am Japanese. Those caves were full of my people, frightened, starving, and certain that the Americans were monsters.
An American teenager walked toward them in the dark and offered them water.
On this Veterans Day, Japan should know his name.
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This type of effort in pass protection means something to me. Chase Brown has been doing it all season.
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GAME TIME ANNOUNCEMENT
Sat. Nov. 21 - Cincinnati vs. Colorado: 12:00 PM ET on ESPN+
Sat. Nov. 21 - Cincinnati vs. Colorado: 12:00 PM ET on ESPN+
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From the CFP about the 24-team field, beginning with the 2027 season.
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The CFP and ESPN have agreed on a five-year, nearly $1.7 billion deal that will expand the field to 24 teams in 2027 with ESPN as its continued broadcast partner, sources told ESPN, a seismic move that also eliminates the lucrative Power 4 conference championship games.
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Bearcats back on the road 🔜
🆚 Iowa State
🗓️ Saturday Nov. 14
🕛 12:00 PM ET
📺 TNT / truTV / Max
🆚 Iowa State
🗓️ Saturday Nov. 14
🕛 12:00 PM ET
📺 TNT / truTV / Max
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Non-conference records against Power 4 teams
SEC 10-2
Big 12 6-7
ACC 6-12
Big Ten 4-10
Mountain West 1-9
American 1-12
MAC 1-17
CUSA 0-9
Pac-12 0-12
Sun Belt 0-15
SEC 10-2
Big 12 6-7
ACC 6-12
Big Ten 4-10
Mountain West 1-9
American 1-12
MAC 1-17
CUSA 0-9
Pac-12 0-12
Sun Belt 0-15
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Find you someone that looks at you the way Joe Burrow and Amarius Mims look at each other
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Prior to last week, Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins had never each scored a TD in the same game.
The trio has now done it in back-to-back games.
The trio has now done it in back-to-back games.
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😍 Army’s jersey for the Army-Navy game, commemorating the 4th Infantry Division of the United States Army. The U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division is nicknamed the "Ivy Division"
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Ohio State is now 6-5 in its last 11 games
Only 6 Big Ten teams have a worse record in that span:
Michigan (5-6)
Nebraska (5-6)
Michigan State (4-7)
Maryland (3-8)
Purdue (3-8)
Rutgers (2-9)
Only 6 Big Ten teams have a worse record in that span:
Michigan (5-6)
Nebraska (5-6)
Michigan State (4-7)
Maryland (3-8)
Purdue (3-8)
Rutgers (2-9)
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