Japan Thought America Was Defenseless Against Attacks – Until These Black Troops Stepped In

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Japan launched 9,000 fire bombs at America in 1944-45, trying to burn the West. The U.S. had one rapid-response force: the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion—first Black paratroopers. Trained for Europe but never deployed, they became smokejumpers, parachuting into forest fires from Japanese balloon bombs. Over 1,000 fire jumps. Dozens of fires contained. Creating modern wildland firefighting. Saving forests and lives. This is Operation Firefly—the secret war fought on American soil by soldiers who proved excellence under fire and got no recognition until most were gone.

KEY MOMENTS:
0:00 - Japan's Secret Attack
2:30 - The Barrier Breakers: First Black Paratroopers
7:00 - Japans Secret Weapon: 9,000 Fire Bombs
11:30 - Operation Firefly: Jumping Into Fire
17:00 - Bly, Oregon: Six Civilian Casualties
19:30 - Recognition Denied: 60 Years of Silence

📚 PRIMARY SOURCES:
Webber, Bert. "Silent Siege-III: Japanese Attacks on North America in World War II"
U.S. Forest Service Historical Archives - Smokejumper Operations 1940-1950
Mikesh, Robert C. "Japan's World War II Balloon Bomb Attacks on North America"

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