Operation Ten-go,
elephant crushed LEGO,
seventy-two thousand steel,
every sailor's sacred feel.
Thousands men to be kids—
all of them mine, no more needs.
Wives at home,
toys are gone,
little trucks and wooden dolls—
all of them took its toll.
(sinking of Yamato : 269 survivors / 3332 crew, Hood 3 / 1421)