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TI: Each of you played really important roles in getting the court-martial overturned. And I thought it'd be interesting to have each of you talk about the others' contribution. I thought we'd start with Sadaichi, and to have Bill and Louise talk about how important Sadaichi's role was in the overturn of the court-martial. So Louise, why don't you start? Just say a few words about how important Sadaichi was to the whole process.

LK: Well, he was the key person that instigated the whole thing, and he persevered right through without any discouragement. And I can't believe how strongly he felt about it. This is what made Kash feel that he kind of owed it to him. With all the effort he was putting forth, that he also should go along with it. And so this is why we have this much correspondence back and forth. And, uh... so he couldn't wash his hands of it ever, but (Shiro) kept saying, "Oh..." And then he kept thinking, "So okino-doku," that he's putting these two men, and all the effort they put into... and so, but it would have never happened without Sadaichi starting it. And then Bill Thompson giving him all this background support, because we could have never done it on our own. And we wouldn't have tried it. It was too monumental of a task. And Shiro just wasn't made up that way. So I would have had to do the research, and I had no resources like Bill had. So we just owe everything to the two of them. And there's no way I can thank them, but...

SK: You have amply thanked us. [Laughs]

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