Says 78-year-old Bunun tribal and Wushe resident Kao Tsung-yi (Japanese name Kato Naokazu): "It was as natural then for a young man to be asked 'when do you join up?' as it is for someone today to say 'have you eaten yet?'"
就像今天問人『吃飽飯沒？』般自然」，霧社七十八歲布農族原住民高聰義（日本名加藤直一）說，當時大家都覺得當兵是一件光榮的事，即使戰死也心甘情願。