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KingKong8247
03-25-2009, 10:07 PM
How I survived Hiroshima – and then Nagasaki - Asia, World - The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/how-i-survived-hiroshima-ndash-and-then-nagasaki-1654294.html)

Apparently a handful of people experienced both blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was about a mile from the first blast in Hiroshima when it went off. The next day, half deaf and terribly burned he traveled back to Nagasaki to be with his family only to experience the next bomb from about 3 miles away.

I never knew there were some people out there who lived through both atomic bombings. I find it pretty amazing. The article says that this guy was the closest to ground zero at both bombings than any other survivor of both.
I10cruiser
03-25-2009, 10:13 PM
and has no cancer
touge monster
03-25-2009, 10:14 PM
Amazing story..
EvilRB
03-25-2009, 10:40 PM
WOW!!

I agree, amazing!
KingKong8247
03-25-2009, 11:03 PM
and has no cancer

Actually he is dieing from cancer. Pretty much on his death bed.
ESmorz
03-25-2009, 11:04 PM
The luckiest of the unlucky.
Taniguchi_Is_#1
03-26-2009, 12:26 AM
i read that on the firefox BBC feed this morning. pretty crazy.
HyperTek
03-26-2009, 12:48 AM
imagine living innocently then to have these bombings happen from another country? im sure him and alot from his generation have anger against the u.s..

then a few decades later, JDM is like the cool thing, and everyone wants to mate with japanese girls.. bet they never saw that one coming lol
Koopa Troopa
03-26-2009, 12:50 AM
imagine living innocently then to have these bombings happen from another country? im sure him and alot from his generation have anger against the u.s..



Actually alot of them don't have any hard feelings.. Japan is a very militaristic society and understand that the US was just doing what they would have done too.
bardabe
03-26-2009, 01:19 AM
I wanna live in Japan =(
alindeman1989
03-26-2009, 01:24 AM
dam, thats like the people that get in a crash and on the way to the hospital the heli crashes and they live.
punxva
03-26-2009, 06:22 AM
wow that was crazy, the sad thing is how it affected his health, as well as his family, children included.
Koopa Troopa
03-26-2009, 06:53 AM
I wonder what he was thinking as the second one blew up....
lolatclint
03-26-2009, 07:00 AM
he was thinkin..'man i'm jdm tyte yo'
bloodangels13
03-26-2009, 07:51 AM
I think it was more like ... "shit this crap again?" or my fav lol "O F-ck me running!"
punxva
03-26-2009, 07:53 AM
actually he probably said on of Chris' last posts that made me roll in laughter.... FML aka Fuck my life
DCP94
03-26-2009, 07:56 AM
damn thats crazy..he was probably like you got to be sh*tting me, this is bullsh*t
Koopa Troopa
03-26-2009, 08:00 AM
actually he probably said on of Chris' last posts that made me roll in laughter.... FML aka Fuck my life


I was thinking the same thing.
at23
03-26-2009, 08:15 AM
ive been to nagasaki,and the memorial there is amazing.I still could not imagine the pain and suffering those people endured.
DrftSLowHomIe!!
03-29-2009, 08:50 PM
damm thats nuts, wherehis kids born with any defects?
1ZlowZ
03-29-2009, 09:08 PM
Japan doesn't have a military anymore does it?
lflkajfj12123
03-29-2009, 09:16 PM
Actually alot of them don't have any hard feelings.. Japan is a very militaristic society and understand that the US was just doing what they would have done too.

this is very true

my japanese teacher living in america now

had a talk about the bombings and her true feelings on it since it is a touchy subject especially between japanese and american

she said she has no hard feelings at all and there is no anger

the pain is just felt for the people who went through it and hopes that a lesson can be learned from it
98s14inaz
03-29-2009, 10:15 PM
I wonder what he was thinking as the second one blew up....Someone should do one of those 4 panel things with the ffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu thing in it lol
mRclARK1
03-30-2009, 12:05 AM
imagine living innocently then to have these bombings happen from another country? im sure him and alot from his generation have anger against the u.s..

It was a war. The choices were invade Japan and suffer HIGH casualties (estimates were at minimum 1 million) or drop the bomb and intimidate them into surrender. It was a choice of ours or theirs... It had also been 6 years of solid war like had never been seen before. 50+ million dead... I think part of it was to just finally end it.

If the bomb hadn't been dropped... I likely wouldn't be alive today as my grandfather was already packed and ready to ship out for the eventual assault on the Japanese islands after the German surrender. He even said when he was still alive he didn't expect to survive that. Especially since he'd been in action since 1940 with the British Army... Luck only lasts so long. lolz

I wonder what he was thinking as the second one blew up....

W
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:rant2:
aoiken3
03-30-2009, 12:25 AM
oh man. i cant imagine wat it was like for him....
aznpoopy
03-30-2009, 07:51 AM
Japan doesn't have a military anymore does it?

they have a limited self-defense force.

damm thats nuts, wherehis kids born with any defects?

yes. if you read the article you'll see it mentions his son died from cancer at 59. and his daughter has always been sick her whole life.

imagine living innocently then to have these bombings happen from another country? im sure him and alot from his generation have anger against the u.s..

doubtful. how many americans still resent pearl harbor?

likewise:
Iwo Jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwo_Jima#Reunion_of_honor)

most of the bad blood between the US and japan was quickly tucked under the carpet because of the US's interest in utilizing japan as a bulwark in asia against communist encroachment.
98s14inaz
03-30-2009, 08:16 AM
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doubtful. how many americans still resent pearl harbor?



It's all about 9/11 now with this generation. Ignorant kids.
lucky7
03-30-2009, 03:47 PM
no pictures of the dude?
Matej
03-30-2009, 04:05 PM
doubtful. how many americans still resent pearl harbor?
They attacked a military base on U.S. soil in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, totally had all those civilian deaths coming. Everyone's even now.
s13tilldeath*
03-30-2009, 04:17 PM
i think i would have rather died in the bomb then suffer through my life.....
Antihero983
03-30-2009, 04:25 PM
I blame Obama for the atom bombs.
WERDdabuilder
03-30-2009, 05:30 PM
In fact, he was in the office explaining to his boss how he had almost been killed days before,

really? homie actually went into work after that shit? isn't that something you take a sick day for?
Bluejayde
03-30-2009, 05:36 PM
[email protected] japanese sick days. Their doctors notes are death certificates.
Witness
03-30-2009, 06:49 PM
He should become a rapper.
jdizzy204
03-30-2009, 07:16 PM
I wonder what he was thinking as the second one blew up....

YouTube - How can this day get any worse? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_I8J5vTKYU&feature=related)
mrflip69
03-31-2009, 01:37 PM
^^ LOL i was waiting for someone to post that!
SexPanda
03-31-2009, 01:47 PM
damn...

If that were me I'd be like

http://www.freewebs.com/obscureicon/ant-eater.jpg
minus the I'M AN ANTEATER part...
RaceBred 17
03-31-2009, 02:30 PM
We are lucky to have never experianced or I havnt experianced the horrors of war other then a grandpa with PTSD. Thats why I support people fighting to keep us safe.My only real regret in life is that I didnt join them. We should all do are part during war time. Even if you dont believe in war or support it, support your niehbor or brother or whoever is out there fighting for us.The bombs were not cool but the japs had it coming, better them then us.
SexPanda
03-31-2009, 03:44 PM
lol he worked for Mistubishi...

That bastard probably designed the prototype DSM and 4G63 to piss off us americans... He has the last laugh.