WE are the ONLY NATION to have ACTUALLY USED NUCLEAR WEAPONS in WAR, America.
Think about THAT the next time the joosmedia tells LIES about IRAN!!!
Also see: Recalling Hiroshima's Horror
"Ashes of survivor of USS Indianapolis sinking buried at sea" by Eric Talmadge, Associated Press | November 2, 2008
YOKOSUKA, Japan - In July 1945, the Indianapolis had just completed a secret mission to the tiny island of Tinian, carrying components for a new weapon - the atomic bomb. It would later be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in the world's first nuclear attack.
Because of its cargo, the Indianapolis had sailed to Tinian unescorted. Then, with that mission done, the cruiser was making its way back to Leyte, in the Philippines, with a crew of 1,196 aboard, including Eugene Morgan. Early on July 30, when the ship was still near the Marianas Islands, a Japanese I-58 submarine found the Indianapolis and launched six torpedoes, two ripping through its starboard side.
It took only 12 minutes for the Indianapolis to sink in the deadliest disaster at sea in US naval history. By the time help arrived five days later, 879 sailors were dead - from drowning, sharks, dehydration, or from injuries suffered in the attack itself. Morgan was one of only 317 to survive, floating on makeshift rafts, wreckage, or clinging to each other.
One might think some karma was at work, no?
The tragedy inspired the famous monologue in the movie "Jaws," in which the seasoned shark hunter played by Robert Shaw tells of the horrors of floating in the shark-infested waters while awaiting rescue.
Which is where most Americans learned about it -- the movies!
To read about their terrifying ordeal, go HERE
