My Story 11: Aftermath of war and second tour to Japan
My Story 11: Aftermath of war and second tour to Japan The battle of DaChen ended with retreat. O ur ship returned to Taiwan on February 10, 1955 to naval base in Port Keelung. The tension, turmoil, and yet excitement in wartime turned into a routine normalcy, boring and dull. T he war which had always occupied our lives for more than a year was taken away and what left was vast emptiness. My superior, Tang, indulged in writing his novels, and I, apart from doing my work which was light, spent most time in watching movies, chatting with friends, listening local singer singing pops, or touring around places within a day's trip. Still I felt not be able to fill the sudden desolation. The numbness and helplessness that was formed at the war time was still firm in my heart. According to my analysis at the time: "...the reason is that the life in front and in the rear can't be coordinated. Every one in combat seems to be out of the real world, and their thoug...