"This image of 1945 During World War II, A Japanese boy stood in front of a"
"cremation pyre and waited for his turn to cremate his dead little brother. Joe O'Donnell, The American photographer who clicked this picture said, that the child was biting his lips so hard to prevent crying that blood was dripping down the corner of his mouth. When The guard asked, ""Give me the load you carry on your back "", Child replied, IT IS NOT A CARGO, HE 'S MY BROTHER R'. In Japan even today, this"
image is used as a symbol of strength. So painful yet so inspiring.
"Joe O'Donnell, the man who took the iconic photo below at Nagasaki, was sent by the U.S."
military to chronicle the damage inflicted on Japanese soil by air raids of fire and atomic
"bombs. For a period of seven months starting September 1945, he travelled across Western Japan documenting the devastation, revealing the plight of the bomb victims - the dead, the wounded, the homeless and the orphaned. The human suffering he witnessed was etched both on his negatives and his heart."
"In the photo, the boy stands erect, having done his duty by bringing his dead brother to a"
cremation ground. Standing at attention was an obvious military influence. Looking at the
"boy who carries his younger sibling on his back, keeps a stiff upper lip, tries so hard to be brave is heart-breaking. He has epitomized the spirit of a defeated nation."
"cremation pyre and waited for his turn to cremate his dead little brother. Joe O'Donnell, The American photographer who clicked this picture said, that the child was biting his lips so hard to prevent crying that blood was dripping down the corner of his mouth. When The guard asked, ""Give me the load you carry on your back "", Child replied, IT IS NOT A CARGO, HE 'S MY BROTHER R'. In Japan even today, this"
image is used as a symbol of strength. So painful yet so inspiring.
"Joe O'Donnell, the man who took the iconic photo below at Nagasaki, was sent by the U.S."
military to chronicle the damage inflicted on Japanese soil by air raids of fire and atomic
"bombs. For a period of seven months starting September 1945, he travelled across Western Japan documenting the devastation, revealing the plight of the bomb victims - the dead, the wounded, the homeless and the orphaned. The human suffering he witnessed was etched both on his negatives and his heart."
"In the photo, the boy stands erect, having done his duty by bringing his dead brother to a"
cremation ground. Standing at attention was an obvious military influence. Looking at the
"boy who carries his younger sibling on his back, keeps a stiff upper lip, tries so hard to be brave is heart-breaking. He has epitomized the spirit of a defeated nation."
