20 July 2009

Atomic veterans gather to remember their shared past as 'guinea pigs'

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/atomic_veterans_gather_to_reme.html

"...But gather Wickizer and other atomic vets, and they have more to share than tales involving pride of service. A dose of bitterness colors their once top secret memories of atomic and hydrogen bomb detonations. For them, there has been a harsh aftermath to the retina-searing light, the hanging mushroom clouds of debris, and the ear-drum splitting noise.

Sworn to secrecy for decades, many atomic veterans spent years privately nursing injuries and medical ailments they blame on exposure to ionizing radiation"...

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