Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person to be officially recognised as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs has just died.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ja ... vivor-dies
The possibility that such a person existed never occurred to me. I can't begin to imagine how he felt, what he remembered, or how he lived with this distinction, one that will probably be unique in human history.
The only survivor of BOTH atomic bombs has died
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Re: The only survivor of BOTH atomic bombs has died
In completely bad taste, how about: WHY ME?Paul K wrote: I can't begin to imagine how he felt
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Re: The only survivor of BOTH atomic bombs has died
A unique individual indeed. What an experience.
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Re: The only survivor of BOTH atomic bombs has died
Must have felt weird being nuked twice and survived.
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