Reply #149: I was born near Hanford Nuclear Res in 1950 (Richland Wa.) [View All]

My best friend was born in Hiroshima in 1944. My parents helped build the bomb (I don't think they knew what they were doing) She, my friend, survived it. We are quite a pair. She is my neighbor and I met her because our sons were best friends in Jr. High. That was 15 years ago.

Her family still lives in Hiroshima. Her mother told her stories of riding around on her bicycle for days after the bomb hit, trying to help people. My friend is still traumatized. She can not take hot weather or stress or loud sounds. This time of year (the anniversary) she is always a mess. She is one of the kindest most gracious people I have ever met.

My parents both have cancer and my brother died of Leukemia. Hanford
/Richland was not a good place to live, although it seemed like it was.

My mother has a certificate from the Government thanking her for her work on the A-Bomb. She does not seem very proud of it!

It is a small WORLD.

When will we ever learn?



Beat the Swords to Plowshares!