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.
Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, prepares for a wreath-laying at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Daniel, whose first visit to Japan was sponsored by a Japanese peace group, paid respect Saturday to the 140,000 people killed by the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing authorized by his grandfather. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
A woman prays in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Anti-nuclear protesters stage a rally in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima will mark the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Clifton Truman Daniel, left, a grandson of former U.S. President Harry Truman, is greeted by Japanese peace activist Masahiro Sasaki who arranged Daniels' first visit to Japan, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Daniel laid a wreath at the park Saturday for the 140,000 people killed by the Aug. 6, 1945 bombing authorized by his grandfather. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
The sun sets by the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome, right, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. Hiroshima marks the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
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