For those members of the older generation who fought in that life-and-death struggle, this outcome must be a matter for regret. It also reveals that many members of the public have been unmoved by the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war, despite the extensive media reports which have accompanied it.
對曾出生入死打過這場戰爭的老一輩來說，這種結果令人感慨，也顯見在終戰五十周年、媒體大幅報導的同時，許多民眾並沒有受到影響。