Survivors of Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb Seek Peace
- 14 years ago
At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the Hiroshima bomb.
Thousands were killed instantly by a mix of shockwaves, heat rays and radiation.
Sadae Kasaoka was only 12-years-old when the bomb hit.
And while she herself survived the explosion and subsequent radiation, most of her friends did not.
[Sadae Kasaoka, Atomic Bomb Survivor]: female (Japanese)
"Their dreams, hopes and bodies were all killed by the bomb. (When they were burning the bodies), I felt like I could see their spirits. I want to live my life to make up for the part of theirs they couldn't. I feel that my role has become to live and tell everyone what a tragic and miserable situation it actually was."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and U.S Ambassador Roos will attend this year’s 65th anniversary.
[Stephen Leeper, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation]: (English)
“And having Ambassador Roos here, and Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General Ban Ki Moon come here for the first time ever. This is the first secretary general to ever come to this ceremony.”
The number of survivors is rapidly dwindling. So those who remain are doing their best to keep the memories alive… along with their dream for a nuclear free world.
[Tomiko Matsumoto, Atomic Bomb Survivor]:female (Japanese)
"I think that the reason I have been able to live so long is so that I can tell the next generation about the equality of life and the importance of peace. That's my mission."
Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending the military aggression that brought it into World War Two.
Thousands were killed instantly by a mix of shockwaves, heat rays and radiation.
Sadae Kasaoka was only 12-years-old when the bomb hit.
And while she herself survived the explosion and subsequent radiation, most of her friends did not.
[Sadae Kasaoka, Atomic Bomb Survivor]: female (Japanese)
"Their dreams, hopes and bodies were all killed by the bomb. (When they were burning the bodies), I felt like I could see their spirits. I want to live my life to make up for the part of theirs they couldn't. I feel that my role has become to live and tell everyone what a tragic and miserable situation it actually was."
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and U.S Ambassador Roos will attend this year’s 65th anniversary.
[Stephen Leeper, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation]: (English)
“And having Ambassador Roos here, and Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General Ban Ki Moon come here for the first time ever. This is the first secretary general to ever come to this ceremony.”
The number of survivors is rapidly dwindling. So those who remain are doing their best to keep the memories alive… along with their dream for a nuclear free world.
[Tomiko Matsumoto, Atomic Bomb Survivor]:female (Japanese)
"I think that the reason I have been able to live so long is so that I can tell the next generation about the equality of life and the importance of peace. That's my mission."
Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, ending the military aggression that brought it into World War Two.