I was under that impression and believed he was just being sarcastic, as I said in post#6, but sometimes the written word does not convey the inflection that is meant. It can lead to misunderstanding. -- AlThis thread can be better understood if you know that Randy is a Marine. Marines who have been on this Forum believe that the Pacific theatre receives short shrift. I have no doubt that the "humanely" comment was made to show that the Japanese were worse than the Germans. Thus, I believe he was sincere when he made the comment.
By the way, as a friend who was married to a Marine once told me there is no such thing as a former or ex-Marine. Once a Marine, always a Marine.