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AC: What do you remember of when the war ended?

NH: It was... it was just like it was a big load, and felt like you were free. It just, it had that sensation. You didn't feel any of that hostility that some of the Caucasians that we were exposed to. But you just felt free.

AC: Do you remember your reaction when you learned about the atomic bombs being dropped in Japan?

NH: Oh, it was horrible. You just felt like it was a mass murder. Because you felt like, anything like that could happen. Of course, the reaction then is very intense. So shocking all of a sudden to...

AC: How did your parents feel?

NH: Pardon?

AC: How did your parents react to the news?

NH: Well, I imagine they felt the same. You just felt that... well, it was just a shock to them. It's hard to describe.

AC: What images come to your mind?

NH: Pardon?

AC: What images come to your mind?

NH: I still didn't hear you.

AC: What images come to your mind?

NH: What religion?

AC: Images, pictures.

NH: Oh. Just a mass murder. Hope I never have to hear of anything like that happening again.

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