My nephew married a German girl this past summer, her grandmother is about the same age as my mom (90). Both experienced bombing as children tho the ordeal in Germany was worse. Over the course of the wedding they became good friends.
Back in my married days we hosted four consecutive exchange students, Japanese, Chicom, Spanish and Portuguese. Of these, the Japanese guy stands out as the one we became closest to and most enjoyed hosting, turns out his grandfather had been a Japanese Army General in New Guinea.
Funny how things work out.
