Marking 79th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings of Japan

The Grafton Lake Peace Pagoda and other local peace activists commemorated last week’s 79th anniversary of the last atomic bombings by holding peace walks from August 6-10, ending with a lantern ceremony at the Grafton Peace Pagoda. Hanae Utamura was in attendance during two days and spoke about the experience and the lasting memory of those bombings in Japan with Sina Basila Hickey.