Truman grandson visits Hiroshima A-bomb memorial
A grandson of ex-U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims.
FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1945 file photo released by the U.S. Army, a mushroom cloud billows about one hour after an atomic bomb was detonated above Hiroshima, western Japan. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 2012. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims. ...more
FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1945 file photo, then-U.S. President Harry Truman sits before a microphone at the White House in Washington, where he broadcast a message on the formal surrender of Japan. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of ex-President Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, is in Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, marking the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing. (AP Photo, File)
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