But there is another strange link to this terrible bombing: that of those who were in the planes. Usually the press spins it by saying "X"committed suicide out of guilt, or "Y" said it was justified and doesn't feel guilty at all.
But one rarely hears about "Z": where it resulted, like Dr. Nagai, in questioning the reason for suffering, and a change of life to peacemaking.
This is what happened to Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, a British observer to the bombing of Nagasaki, and an airman most famous for his role in "Dam busters" who after the war founded several charities to help the disabled.
Like Nagai, however, it was not Nagasaki alone that made him turn toward God and helping his fellow man, but the result of years of fighting and seeing horrors: a reaction against war itself.
and his work continues:
There are 35 Cheshire Services in the Philippines providing a wide range of schemes and facilities for people of all ages. These include accommodation, job placements, educational and scholarship programmes, cooperative stores and organisations, handicraft and product workshops, medical assistance, mobility aid assistance, and sports and recreational activities.
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