Posted on May 20, 2016

United States drops hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll - May 20, 1956 - HISTORY.com

PO2 Mark Saffell

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My Father-in-Law was here during these tests on a Destroyer. He was a Machinist Mate and said they could see the flash even down in the Engine Room.

United States drops hydrogen bomb over Bikini Atoll - May 20, 1956 - HISTORY.com

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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1 yr. and7 mo. before I was born. Guess they weren't happy enough with the nukes, needed something just as destructive.

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Saw this, this morning. Beginning of a dangerous age.....

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SP5 Mark Kuzinski

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Thanks for the post Mark.

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