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Tuesday, November 11th, 2014
Photo by William Kincaid/The Daily Standard

Adrian Kaup recalls his time in Japan serving with the Army in Tokyo after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Fort Recovery man operated the communication system that allowed Gen. Douglas MacArthur to speak with President Harry Truman.

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Local vet recalls terrible aftermath of Hiroshima
FORT RECOVERY - In the span of a year, Adrian Kaup went from working on the family farm in St. Peter and playing infield for the Coldwater Cavaliers baseball team, to seeing with his own eyes the horrific aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. [More]
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