We were successful in meeting those kind souls - two of whom were injured in the atomic bombing - who tracked down my father's 1937 high school yearbook. His beloved school was obliterated in the atomic blast.

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My Uncle Suetaro's farewell letter to his mother (my grandmother). If interested, please see link for related story.

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My relatives go over a family artifact written in 1944 by my Uncle who was KIA. For the related story, please see p47koji.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/a-mothers-anguished-soli...

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Confirmed his story about breaking his arm at the family's temple in Hiroshima.

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Confirmed his story about breaking his arm at the family's temple in Hiroshima.

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