Photograph of the Atomic Cloud Rising Over Nagasaki, Japan.

ID: 719 ~ Source: Courtesy of the National Archives. ~ Creator: Office of War Information.
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By Herman Talmadge
“August 1945. We drop anchor in Tokyo Bay, begin unloading equipment, and send the troops ashore in attack waves. A few weeks ago the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and just a few days ago the Emperor Hirohito went on…