Thank you for sharing your experience. Our visit to the Hiroshima Memorial was about 8 years ago. Emotions were very similar to yours. It is a saddening and difficult thing to see the realities of war. We were in Japan just last year and my wife's aunt was suffering from cancer. She had a large growth/tumor just below her left eye which blinded her on that side. She was full of life, chatting and dancing the whole week. She shared her experience as a child living in Nagasaki when the bomb went off. The family survived the impact but were subjected to the ongoing radiation and effects. She believed that the radiation was the cause of her cancer. She told us that years later after the war, the Japanese government was giving compensation for all families that were living in Nagasaki during the bomb. Giving money to make up for any hardships and loss. She said that she would not accept the payout because it would put her on a list of people. She didn't want the stigma of people to know that she was exposed to the bomb. Which could have long term effects to her getting married and employment. She even worried about her children not being accepted for marriage and other social issues. She passed earlier this year. I am glad I was able to meet her and could share this story with you. Thanks for the post and sharing your thoughts on this topic. Rudy