Recently editor Robin visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and watched a video of stories of survivors and those who told their stories shortly before their demise from radiation poisoning. Many of the latter people thought they had survived since they had not been injured during the explosion only to suffer illnesses shortly after.
You can read stories from two young girls who were both 13 at the time in the link below or read their shortened stories in the images below.
This link will take you to a short video that relates theirs and other stories, a heartbreaking story about a young boy who had to cremate his deceased sister. He was interviewed in 2022.
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The dome above is one of very few buildings that survived total destruction and is a pivotal part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park that is spread across quite a large area and very beautiful. If you haven’t visited and ever get the chance to do so, please visit.
Robin admits to feeling very sad as he sat and watched the video and as always, was astonished by man’s inhumanity to man that still exists today.
Earlier readings about the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki revealed the decision the US Government took was that the total number of deaths caused by these bombings would have been fewer than the number incurred had the war continued. It must have been a tough decision for anyone to make and hopefully it will never be repeated.