"How long are we going to endure this?" I jumped to my feet and shouted at the instructor, "Instructor, the Japanese have guns pointed at our heads and knives to our throats, and you expect us to endure this?"
"Yes!" My voice quickly resonated with the officers, who all stood up and shouted indignantly, "Instructor... we can't endure this any longer! We'd rather die fighting than be traitors!"
"That's right! We can't endure this any longer! Let's fight those damn Japanese!"
"We'd rather die than be slaves of a conquered nation!"
The instructor didn't speak, just stood helplessly in front of us, letting us shout.
I could understand his helplessness. He was thinking the same thing as us, except that he was a high-ranking officer. As an officer, he had to obey orders from his superiors,
