"With my mission now at hand, my dear old town, my dear old people,
I now abandon everything and leave to protect this country.
To preserve our eternal and just cause, I now go forth.
My body will collapse like a falling cherry blossom
But my soul will live and protect this land forever.
Farewell. I am a glorious wild cherry blossom.
I shall return to my mother's place and bloom."
Mayumi Ichikawa.
Taken from Thunder Gods:
Kamikaze Pilots Tell Their Story by Hatsuho Naito
