August 6th 1945 the world changed forever when an Atomic weapon was detonated above Hiroshima, Japan. No visit to Japan should pass without a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Park & the Peace Museum.
the A-Bomb Dome, Ground Zero of the atomic blast 
the Peace Park Cenotaph 
the Flame of Eternal peace shall burn until there are no longer Nuclear Weapons on this earth (note the rain)
Hiroshima before the drop 
…and after the drop….. The following images are all photographs of the displays of the Peace Museum, the images themselves really say all there is to say … … …
the drop
minutes after…. 
in the following days… 
just hours after… 
almost total destruction… 
with no knowledge of radiation poisoning, residents continued to work in the effected areas 
Survivor Art Work 
Local School Children have the last word…..View Hiroshima in a larger map
Location of Hiroshima on Google Maps
Hi Jus, thanks for this insight. My grandfather served here with 67th Battalion in the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. He and all his mates died in their mid-60s around the same time from the same cancer. Apparently, our government announced compensation for those remaining after most of them had already died.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting with the 65th anniversary of the bombing taking place yesterday, it was the first time EVER that the US sent an official envoy to take part....65 years for that to happen......
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