FEATURE: 80 years on, former WWII pilot relives kamikaze call that never came

In the 80 years since Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender, bringing World War II to an end, Tatsukuma Ueno and his fellow pilots would reflect on how military leadership and youthful zeal nearly sent them on missions with no return.In August 1945, Ueno was a 17-year-old army pilot at Tachiarai Airfield in southwestern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture. There, he awaited the go-ahead for an attack he was unlikely to survive, after being passed over for "kamikaze" suicide missions.But while others heard the emperor's broadcast in the early afternoon sun of Aug. 15, Corporal Ueno was told th…READ FULL ARTICLE