Originally Posted by vaughn

The dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan

I was aboard my ship anchored in Buckner Bay, Naha, Okinawa when the word came down 15 August 1945 that Japan had surrendered.
Prior to that date, the ship hadn't been told that President Harry Truman authorized the dropping of two Atomic bombs on Japan.
As a potential participant in the forthcoming invasion of Japan, I among all my fellow shipmates, ships in the Bay, and the numerous troops on Okinawa, were all very happy we wouldn't now have to face the invasion of Japan. and WW ll was finally over.
The atomic bombs killed thousands of Japanese but saved a possible million American troop if we had invaded Japan.
I thought it was a wonderful gift for all US military.