The lasting personal relevancy of the war is clear when talking to most of these veterans. Akune's war, for example, wasn't really completed until his induction into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame in 1996. Without the chance to disprove what people thought of us, the future was very bleak. That transformation to respectability was personally completed for Akune when he was honored for his actions on Corregidor. For men such as Akune and Lindgren, O'Donnell's Web site is another way to keep in touch with a chapter of their lives they can never forget.
Veterans read about old friends, swap stories and even take part in e-mail virtual reunions.
And you shouldn't. Harry M. Akune, who was in relocation camp when World War II started, became a military intelligence officer. His work on Corregidor proved critical to the assault on the island.