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Atomic Bomb Memorials Posted by on Aug 4, 2010 in Uncategorized

August 6th 1945 was when the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was dropped and August 9th 1945 was when the atomic bomb on Nagasaki was dropped. To honor those who suffered and died during the bombings, many memorials in Japan exist and allow visitors to pay their respects.

The Genbaku Dōmu (原爆ドーム) was intact, although in tatters, when the bomb was dropped. Today, the dome stands as a testament to the human will to survive against terrible odds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkYrVmmEatI

The Nagasaki Peace Park is home to a blue statue with symbolic gestures. The statue is of a man sculpted like those in Western sculptures, but the facial expression is like those found on the faces of the Buddha. One arm is pointed vertically to the sky to denote the threat of nuclear war, while the other arm is pointed horizontally to symbolize the desire for peace. One leg is folded like the legs of Buddhist statues, to symbolize meditation, while the other leg sybolizes the call to action.

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  1. Terri Williams:

    I received this link for the memorials on Twitter. It was sad to remember that it took the dropping of 2 atomic bombs to end the war. My uncle, who was aboard the USS Indianapolis after delivering the Hiroshima bomb. The ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine I-58. Of the 1199 men aboard, only 316 men survived. War is an ugly, hideous thing. Why don’t the people who start wars learn from the past tragic lessons? I am an American who believes in defending itself when attacked, but doesn’t believe in STARTING wars. Frm Korea to Afghanistan, America has been wrong.