Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima

10 October 2025

From my window, the modern port city of Hiroshima stretches before me. A  landscape of high-rises, tree tops, and wind streets framed by green mountains to the north and the wide expanse of Hiroshima Bay to the south. It saddens me that for most of the world, Hiroshima is remembered only as the first city to suffer the devastation of an atomic bomb. Or, perhaps, this symbolizes its true purpose.

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Hiroshima – A History Refresher

10 Oct 2025

Today is a day for reliving history. To appreciate what I will visit later, I need to review what historians have learned and disclosed about the causations and events of 6 August 1945. 

I have studied history for most of my life. Every opportunity, I will visit a museum or historical source in order to make history come alive and off the written page. I have toured WWI and WWII sites from The Battle of the Bulge and Argonne and throughout Normandy. I never miss a chance to broaden my knowledge and understanding about what causes Man to war against Man. Today, I will refresh my memory about Hiroshima. 

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