Liu Te-lu of the 3rd Volunteers says that it was not until he was recuperating that he began to have doubts about the war, which have lasted to this day. He recalls how, before retreating and without any explanation, the Japanese slaughtered all the local tribespeople who had previously helped them. "They're really ruthless, the Japanese," says Liu.
第三回高砂義勇隊員劉德祿指出，他也是一直到戰後復原，甚至到現在，才開始對戰爭的本質有點兒疑惑，回想起日本人在撤退前沒有說明什麼原因，就一路宰殺曾經幫助過他們的當地土著，「日本人真是殘忍呀」，他說。