The Soldier Who Didn’t Know WW2 Ended

As messed up as it is. He’s the most loyal human to ever live

this guy really didn’t even try to find out if the war was over yet. bro really said “the war isn’t over till i say it is”

This deserves a Netflix series!

Dude really is a badass, I teared up when I saw the picture of him happy and smiling. What an amazing person.

Imagine playing Hide and Seek with your pals and you had no idea that it was over and then they all went back to their homes. You just sit there waiting patiently for the "it" to come around and look for you. I'm just happy his commanding officer was there to welcome him back home.

Hiroo Onoda may have been completely out of his mind, but you have to give it to the man for his dedication.

91 is a major achievement for a person living in the woods, and having been in wwII half his life

the fact that he was able to live a normal life afterwards is a remarkable feat in of itself!!! i mean he went past the brink of insanity and definitely suffered PTSD. most people don't return back home normal after a 4 year service, let a lone 29 years.

Man lived to 91 in spite of everything. A lot of folks didn't have living conditions these men had for so long and still die in their 60s and 70s, quite a few pass away even sooner.

Dude you explain things better than any teacher

I am a Brazilian who was introduced to Hiroo Onoda by the Princess of Japan, called back then Norinomyia (Princess) Saiako, when she came to Rio to celebrate 100 years of friendship between Brazil and Japan in 1995 at The Copacabana Palace Hotel. I then turned to Hiroo to ask him about his story and he handed me his passport plus a printed letter in Portuguese. I thought that it was an odd behavior but I checked it all out, read the paper, and I gave it all back to him but he insisted that I keep the paper. He said that he didn't want me to forget. He was very humble and didn't think anything special about himself. I, on the other hand, thought of him as a resilient man, devoted to his country, with a fantastic story to tell. We chatted for awhile, he didn't seem traumatized, or with PTSD. I couldn't help but notice that he enjoyed the canapés quite a lot. Hiroo was wearing a grey shiny suit, a tie and a square pocket, far from the rags that he had on the jungle... He was probably so tired of repeating his amazingly difficult experience that he had a summarized version of it, to show others. We then took pictures together and after the party, more than a decade passed until I started to see him in the media. All, I have now is a very smilie picture of us together, while I was holding the story of his life in a piece of paper.

Im living in this island, and this island called Lubang island of Occidental Mindoro we treasured his caved where he lived for that long period of time. My grandparents and also my parents knows about sir Onoda because he gets some livestocks in our barangay neer to his cave, and after he was discovered, he came back here in lubang from Japan and my dad was the one of the escort of them going back to the cave of sir Onoda. Very proud of our island that is rich in history. Sorry for my english hope you understand it❤

He stood his ground and held to the last order he was givien. He was a believer in personal Honour and it was still intact. Respect!

Hiroo Onoda is legendary in all of Asia. I remember learning about him in class as a real-life example of not only what propaganda can do to a person, but also the grit and tenacity that could result. He was a man who truly loved his country and believed in its mission. The fact that he was able to accept the war had ended at all is telling in how much of his mental faculties he retained during those decades of living in the jungle. Did he have moments of madness? Of course. Was he a mad man? No. Thank you for being so respectful in your telling of his story.

He was a soldier fighting with what little information he had and thought he could believe given his circumstances. A patriot to his country in his own rite. May you rest in peace 2nd Lieutenant, your fight is over.

This dude is the epitome of loyalty.

Damn his dedication is unbelievable

I'm from Lubang island, and my grandpa told me that he is the one of the guys who hunt down this guy, he also told me that this guy's live in giant trees that they carve inside, robbing farms, and watching graduation at school while in the roof of the buildings.

Wow! In as much as he was struggling with paranoia, he stayed a true warrior and a brave son of the land! He’s indeed a definition of a SOLDIER!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

He is the most loyal soldier I have ever heard of he just would not give up fighting till given the order by his superior really shows A soldier who is true to his world