Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor shares story of survival

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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor shares story of survival

Seventy years ago Chisako Takeoka survived the world's first attack with an atomic bomb. Since then, she has traveled the world sharing the horrors of her experience. Ivan Watson has her story.

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Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor shares story of survival

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Richard Overton, 107 years old, is acknowledged during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Monday.

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NS Slug: WV: MARRIED WWII VETERANS TOGETHER SINCE 1946 Synopsis: A West Virginia couple who both served in WWII have been together since 1946. Keywords: WEST VIRGINIA WWII VETERANS MARRIED

These WWII vets have been married for 72 years

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Dieter Schwetzler (R) and Rene Bennert (L) of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division pose next to the World War II bomb they defused in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on September 03, 2017.
More than 60,000 people was evacuated from the center of Frankfurt on Sunday after a 1.4-ton World War II bomb (HC 4000 air mine) was discovered on a construction site close to the Goethe University Frankfurt compound last Tuesday. / AFP PHOTO / Thomas Lohnes (Photo credit should read THOMAS LOHNES/AFP/Getty Images)

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The discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb has brought a bustling area of east London to a standstill and forced scores of people from their homes. The 250-kilogram (550-pound) device has lain undisturbed for the past 70 years but was uncovered Monday afternoon by contractors working at a construction site on Temple Street in Bethnal Green.

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