Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered

August 6 and 9 mark the days when the only two atomic bombs were dropped - by the U.S. on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively in 1945. At least 300,000 were killed either immediately or eventually. The U.S. government today sent a delegate for the first time to attend commemorative ceremonies in Hiroshima. Japan is also hoping for a visit to that city from President Obama. The art work shown here was first published as an editorial drawing in 1954. It was created by Paul Martin Butkovich and was kindly provided by his son Peter. It forms part of a retrospective of his work in conjunction with Hiroshima-Nagasaki remembrance events held by the Quakers in West Hartford, CT.