Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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From the day Madam But- terfly was written here, Naga- saki has claimed the title of Japan ' s most cosmopolitan town. Few people who visit the site of the world ' s second and last atomic explosion will dispute the claim. Nagasaki, unlike Hiroshima to the North, has completely healed from the wounds of the A-bomb, both physically and emotion- ally. This city has nothing but goodwill for the world, and vice-versa. A short trip to Nagasaki, the home

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With geography its one claim in the world and that same geography the only thing which prevents it from worldwide fame, Sasebo simply goes on as one of Japan ' s almost major cities. Sasebo possesses one of the finest natural harbors anywhere, but it is also located on the western coast of Japan. It is capable of handling the biggest ships afloat, but its remote location on the Sea of Japan means that these ships will never come. They will go instead to Kobe and Yokohama, located on the Pacific. But the harbor has always been a haven for the Navy, first Japan ' s, then ours. Today, Sasebo is the second largest U. S. Naval facility in the Far East.

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But as a lasting memorial to the past and a plea for the future, Nagasaki has erected the statue of a giant man which beckons for peace. It is a symbol of stone which speaks for the city of heart in asking the world to use a little uncommon sense. of a silent plea for peace. j ' H 1 DHI l| ss Hk r 7 y in I ' A 1«»««S!b3 |