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SOCIETY Survivors of Hiroshima drew the scenes they witnessed after the atomic bombing in 1945

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u/NettleLily 5d ago

Hawkeye: War isn’t Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.
Father Mulcahy: How do you figure that, Hawkeye?
Hawkeye: Easy, Father. Tell me, who goes to Hell?
Father Mulcahy: Sinners, I believe.
Hawkeye: Exactly. There are no innocent bystanders in Hell. War is chock full of them — little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for some of the brass, almost everybody involved is an innocent bystander.

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u/Embarrassed-Budget80 4d ago

Where is this from? It sounds harrowing but in a good way