Wednesday, January 6, 2010

To Witness, Experience, And Survive Two Atomic Bomb Attacks -- The Story Of Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, survivor of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has died aged 93. Photograph: Jemal Countess/WireImage

'Lucky' Yamaguchi, The Man Who Survived Both The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Atomic Bombs, Dies Aged 93 -- The Daily Mail

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only person officially recognised as a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings at the end of World War II, has died at the age of 93.

Mr Yamaguchi, known as 'Lucky', was in Hiroshima on a business trip for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on August 6, 1945, when a U.S. B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on the city.

He suffered serious burns to his upper body as well as temporary blindness and spent the night in the city.

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More News On This Double Atomic Bomb Survivor

Tsutomu Yamaguchi -- The Telegraph
Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivor dies aged 93 -- The Guardian
Tsutomu Yamaguchi, survivor of two atomic bombs, dies at 93 -- Times Online
Japan's Only Known Survivor Of Both Atomic Blasts Has Died -- NPR
Man Who Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombs Dies -- ABC News
Japanese survivor of both U.S. atomic bomb attacks dies at 93 -- USA Today

My Comment: Words cannot express or do justice to how I feel for this survivor .... what a thing to carry for your entire life.

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