Harry Truman's grandson attends ceremony marking 67th anniversary of attack on Hiroshima

Associated Press @ Newser - Japan marked the 67th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack with a ceremony Monday that was attended by a grandson of Harry Truman, the U.S. president who ordered the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

In a news conference after the memorial, Daniel declined to comment on whether his grandfather's decision was the right one.

"I'm two generations down the line. It's now my responsibility to do all I can to make sure we never use nuclear weapons again," he said, according to Japan's Kyodo news service.  Read more.

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