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Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

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Yamaguchi's Story of Hiroshima

Stomo Yamaguchi was one of three men who survived the bombing of Hiroshima. He and his friends swam across a river filled with dead bodies to get to safety. They then took an overnight train back to Nagasaki, where they were met by their superiors at work. The story of what had happened in Hiroshima hadn't been reported in detail until two or three days later.

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