Amid the astonishing destruction of World War II in Europe and Asia, the mainland of the United States had been spared from the ravages of this global conflict. While several isolated attacks took place on the coasts, the dictators in Berlin & Tokyo sought super weapons to use against the US.
For Japan, one of these super weapons came in the form of the Fu-go balloon project that involved launching 9,000 explosive laden balloons from Japan to the US.
There’s an amazing connection between people and events of this unique period of history. Like the use of the jet stream to deliver the explosive Fugo balloons, sometimes that connection has an unfortunate start. Yet as we follow these connections, we meet individuals who can inspire us – like Dr. Mac Suzuki, Fred Korematsu, Private Malvin Brown. All of whom answered the call and found a way to be heroes for a country who didn’t know heroes could look like them.