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ON THEIR off-duty hours the servicemen lay aside their Army Khaki, Marine greens, or Navy or Air Force blues. Relaxing, the don a Japanese Kimono (a colorful, flowing, robe-like garment) and replaced regulation shoes with air-conditioned geta. They stow the service lingo ("What the hell are ya' doing?" "I don't give a damn who he is, I got time in this outfit!") and they brush up on their Japanese.

Then the truly Asiatic, outfitted in his charming costume, roams the busy streets and bows and talks to Japanese acquaintances in their native tongue.

To say the least, it is a brand new life for the serviceman. And he makes the most of it. He has a "field day" and the days pass fast and furiously. But the serviceman who are stationed from two to three years in Japan have plenty of time to make the change from just plain American to just plain Asiatic.

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