In contrast to the "mainlander" veterans who loudly proclaim their wartime contributions, the 200,000-plus Taiwanese soldiers and the Takasago Volunteer Detachment who fought in the Japanese army have kept silent for nearly half their lives.
相對於高聲談論戰功的外省老兵，20 多萬名台籍日本兵、高砂義勇隊幾乎噤聲了大半輩子。