Text 36094, 43 rader
Skriven 2006-08-07 19:37:23 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
  Kommentar till text 36041 av Herman Neut (2:280/1141)
Ärende: Re: CELEBRATION!
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*** Quoting Herman Neut from a message to FRANK SCHEIDT ***

 FS> Today is a great day in military history.  On August 5, 1945
 FS> (August 6 in Japan) we dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
 FS> thus saving probably at least two million lives.

 FS> So *celebrate* this wonderful event!!

HN> HOW THE HELL DO YOU DARE to invite us to celebrate this big disaster.

Herman, I apologize for him although I can not control him.  He's a very
embarrasing part of the same country I come from.  He does not and NEVER will
speak for me.

What we, the USA folks did, was a bad thing but the only exoneration we have to
say in these later generations (I was born 15 years later) is we didnt really
know how bad it was then or how it would be that much worse than a
conventional bomb yet.

They (general populace) didnt know it would poison the land and the people for
generations to come.  That was only learned later.

When in another thread you see us talking about books, one is always read in
school by American kids.  It's a tale about the bombing and how horrific it
was for the surivors.  Normally presented around age 14 or 15 as it's
considered too strong for the ones younger. One graphic image still sticks in
my mind about a lady (one of many) who has burn marks all along her body inthe
pattern of the flowers on her kimono because the dye made it work that way.
Chilling.

Kids in Sasebo dont get that book.  They get a trip to Nagasaki instead. 
Gather the origional aim was to hit here but cloud cover made it hard so they
hit Nagasaki as secondary target vice the major ship building facility I am at
now.

HN> Shame to you!!

Indeed.  With that message of his, I part any company with Frank.  I am
embarrased that he comes from my country.
                                       xxcarol

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