MOWW News:
Clouds Over Kokura: The Atomic Strike Against Nagasaki And End Of World War II.
Aug. 6, 1945, an atomic bomb was detonated over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb was detonated over Nagasaki. Aug. 14, Imperial Japan surrendered, and World War II came to an abrupt and victorious conclusion.
But is there more to the story? Why wasn’t a demonstration of the atomic bomb performed before the combat strikes? Were the Japanese warned? Why was a second bomb used? Why was Nagasaki selected as the target? Did the mission go smoothly? What role did the use of atomic bombs play, if any, in ending the war?
LANL Senior Historian Alan Carr will talk about the how and why World War II ended the way it did.
The community is invited to join The Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) Tuesday, May 17 to hear this presentation in the 2nd floor meeting room in the American Legion Post 90 building at 1325 Trinity Dr., behind Muy Salsas and Saint Job of Pochaivi Orthodox Church.
The meeting will begin with a social period at 6 p.m. followed by a brief business meeting and dinner at 6:25 p.m. The presentation will begin at about 7:15 p.m.
The MOWW meetings are open to interested citizens. Dinner is available from Senor Tortas restaurant on the 1st floor.
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the meeting will be a hybrid session including Zoom. Zoom will start at about 6:25 p.m. Contact Commander Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 or g.giesler@computer.org for Zoom meeting details.
About MOWW:
Act of Congress chartered The Military Order of the World Wars in 1919 as a national patriotic organization. The principal objectives of the MOWW are continuing service to the Nation, and patriotic educational opportunity for the nation’s youth and citizens. Current youth programs are focused upon annual Youth Leadership Conferences for high school students presented in New Mexico by its related Sunbelt Patriotic Youth Leadership Conferences, Inc.
Current, former and retired federally commissioned officers of all branches of the United States Uniformed Services are eligible for membership in the MOWW and are especially invited to attend local meetings. For additional information about MOWW membership, call Commander Giesler at 505.662.5574.
