American Ex Navy man finds his Japanese first love after 70 years

Mann and Peggy reunited in Michigan on June 1, 2022. (Photo credit: KETV) For nearly 70 years, an American man carried one question with him: Did Peggy Yamaguchi believe he had abandoned her? Duane Mann was 22 when he met Yamaguchi in Japan in 1953. He was serving with the US Navy and she worked at a military club in Tokyo. They fell in love, planned to marry and were expecting a child. Then Mann received orders to return to the United States. He promised Peggy he would send for her. But once he reached home, the plan began to fall apart. His savings were gone, and the letters Peggy continued sending him never reached him.Mann eventually married twice and raised six children. Peggy married another man and built a family of her own. But Mann never stopped wondering whether she had spent her life believing that he had simply walked away.At 91, he decided to look for her. Nearly 70 years after they had last seen each other, Mann and Peggy reunited in Michigan on June 1, 2022.They met at a military club in TokyoMann was stationed in Japan in 1953 and was among seven Navy personnel based at Tokyo Haneda International Airport. According to KETV NewsWatch and accounts later shared by Mann...