Hiroo Onoda stated the day he surrendered “People cannot live completely by themselves.” Ironically he lived alone in a jungle of the coast of the Philippines for twenty-nine years. He had always looked up to his father and after his death he decided to follow in his footsteps and serve his country by joining the military. Hiroo Onoda’s loyalty and respect for his country led him to be one of the last to surrender in World War II. Hiroo Onoda was born on March 19, 1922 on a small farm in Kawakawa Village, Kaiso District, Takanawa Prefecture (state-like), Japan. He was born into an ancient Samaria family, which is the highest known military “soldier” in Japan. By age six Onoda was a trouble-maker, having knife fights with his friends led his
