The bombing of Hiroshima on August, 6, 1945 was followed by the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9 1945.
At the Abingdon war memorial on August 6th 2016, members of the Abingdon Peace Group were joined in a vigil on Saturday by someone who grew up in Hiroshima.
Katsuaki Inoue is a research scientist living in Abingdon with his wife and young son. When he heard that there was a vigil to mark the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima he rushed down to the war memorial to join in.
Katsuaki said, “My father was living in Hiroshima in 1945, but was fortunately in a village a few miles away on August 6th when the bomb was dropped. I am so touched that people in Abingdon still remember what happened. Thank you!”
Interestingly and by coincidence there was a report out recently on the after effects of the two bombs, it revealed the long term effect of the radiation exposure was no where near that predicted at the time and of those who did survive a good many reached old age quite normally
And on a completely different subject the ONS have just announced record employment figures, ditto reduction in over all unemployment claimants, we’re looking at a record collection of Olympic medals, the proposed east coast rail strike has been called off, Chaudry has been imprisoned, the flowers in town are fabulous and I’m off to buy a lottery ticket !
I visited Nagasaki and it is hard to believe that such devastation was caused. I also visited Pearl Harbour and that was devastated too. Thank goodness Chaudry has been imprisoned. He lived on benefits and said that if the Government paid out benefits for him to live on he was quite happy to take advantage of that. We now have to support his wife and children. He also urged his followers to claim Jihad seekers allowance. We also fund terrorist organisations through foreign aid payments. I object to my taxpayers money being spent like this when services for the elderly and disabled are being cut in this country.
Jihad Seekers’ Allowance? Either that is a typo or someone is winding you up, Janet!
Haven’t you heard Hester ? It’s the latest initiative from labours Corbyn & Smith as well as wanting invite ISIS to sit around the negotiating table that is,
Whether you agree with “sitting round the table” with terrorists or not..it is probably the only way to sort it out. It happened with the IRA..and even though the government insisted it would never talk to terrorists they were having secret talks which eventually brought about the cessation of violence. I would be very surprised if talks are not already taking place… Even though no-one will admit to it?
Hester, Jihad seekers allowance was exactly what Chaudry said in one of his speeches. It is a play on job seekers allowance. He mocked the system in that British Muslims wishing to be jihadis could fund themselves by claiming job seekers allowance. Chamberlain had talks with Hitler but Hitler only used them to buy time to rearm. Why should Britain ‘talk with ISIS?’ What is the united nations doing. I do not see why Britain, that has been called a small insignificant country by the Chinese have intervene in a war in the middle east.
Well, the comments on this blog have certainly sunk to a new low when people use a post about the bombing of hiroshima to make cheap political jibes about the current political climate.
Can’t you people give it a rest for five minutes, out of respect?
Thank you DavidofLuton…well said
Methinks David of Luton is somewhat over-sensitive. We should remember that all forms of warfare are grim and represent the gross failure of politics to discuss the differences away. That aspect of Human Nature is much the same today. I will not be drawn further on the single bucket of sunshine that brought Japan to its senses after a brutal Pacific war.
The respect we all owe those who have perished in previous follies is not to make the same mistakes again and again.
If you want something to worry about, the South China Sea may need considerable subtlety over the next few years.
The single (acually, two) “bucket of sunshine” – well, that’s a glib way of describing the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are committed to stop this sort of thing happening again. To discuss possible conflicts and hoping to prevent terror and war is what they would wish to happen.