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The fighting was over. Wayne Wilberg and his fellow Marines had come to Japan as part of the occupation — keeping the peace now that the guns had gone quiet. The base was calm, but out in the hills, something else was waiting.
Page 20·1·02 of 12
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The children had been sent to the hills to get away from the fighting. Many were lost. But some survived — hungry, frightened, alone. One day, Wayne's group found a boy. Twelve years old. Thin as a reed. His eyes said everything his words could not.
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Wayne reached into his pocket and held out a candy bar. The boy stared at it. He had probably not eaten in days. Then — he took it. "We gave him a candy bar and he gobbled it up."
Page 41·0·04 of 12
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That night, the men made up their minds. "We made him a bed and snuck him in," Wayne said. They tucked the boy away and looked at each other — because they all knew the rule. "If they found out we had him, we would have been court-martialed."
Page 50·1·05 of 12
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The boy stayed. There were no shared words between them — no English, no Japanese — but there were nods, and pointing, and shy smiles. Little by little, he learned the shape of the base. Little by little, he began to help.
Page 60·1·06 of 12
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Then the men had an idea. They brought the boy inside and showed him the telephone. Wayne pointed to the phone. He pointed to the boy. He pointed outside, and waved his arms. The boy watched every move. He understood: if it rings — you run.
Page 70·1·07 of 12
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The boy sat very still. He watched the telephone the way a cat watches a bird. He didn't know a single word of English. He didn't know what to say when the men came running. He only knew one thing: the moment it rings, you go.
Page 80·0·18 of 12
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RING. The boy shot off that stool like a firecracker. He burst through the door, bare feet slapping the dirt, arms pumping, racing across the yard as fast as his legs could carry him.
Page 91·0·09 of 12
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"Telle! Telle! Telle!" he hollered, running and running until a Marine jogged over to answer. Everyone stopped. Everyone stared. Then someone laughed. And then everyone laughed — because there was nothing else to do. "He would run out and yell, 'telle, telle, telle' until someone would go answer it."
Page 100·1·010 of 12
Needs a look: The Japanese Boy — drawn wearing shoes instead of the described bare feet; Wayne Ray Wilberg — missing his described battered utility cap
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After that, every time the telephone rang, the boy ran. "Telle! Telle! Telle!" The men stopped listening for the phone. They listened for him instead. His voice — that one flying word — had become the sound of the whole base.
Page 110·1·011 of 12
Needs a look: Wayne Ray Wilberg — missing the described utility cap
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Then one morning, the day came. The men packed their bags and walked to the docks. Wayne carried his pack and looked back toward the base — toward the hut, toward the telephone, toward everything the boy had made feel like home.
Page 121·0·012 of 12
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The boy was standing on the docks. He did not run. He did not shout. He only raised his hand — and waved, and waved, and waved, until the ship was too far away to see. Wayne watched until he couldn't anymore. Some things don't need any words at all. "The day we shipped home from the war, he was standing on the docks waving goodbye to us."
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