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Messages of Peace
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On August 6, 1945, two-year old Sadako Sasaki was at home in Hiroshima, Japan, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on her city during the waning days of World War II. Sadako sustained no obvious injuries in the bombing. Ten years later, she developed leukemia, called atomic bomb disease by some in Hiroshima, and was hospitalized. A Japanese legend says that folding 1,000 origami cranes grants the folder a wish. Sadako set to work creating her cranes. From her hospital bed, Sadako 1,300 cranes before her death just months later.
Messages of Peace
Sadako and the origami crane has become a symbol of resilience, strength, and peace. To celebrate her memory and recognize the historical trauma of the atomic bombings, the park is soliciting paper cranes with messages of peace from the public.
Submit an origami crane with your personal message of peace written on the crane. Message of peace cranes received by the park by August 30, 2020, will be saved in a time capsule that will be opened on the 100th anniversary of the atomic bombings. The park may also share these messages of peace to foster dialogue about the complex and fraught legacies of the Manhattan Project.
Create and Submit Your Message of Peace
Visit https://bit.ly/3dzlj57 for folding directions and more information about this project and how you can participate.
Use standard origami paper size of 6x6 inch (150 x150 mm) squares. Due to space limitations, do not submit cranes that are larger than 6x6 inches (150 x150 mm).
Send your crane and message of peace to the park location that resonates the most with you:
Hanford Unit
Manhattan Project NHP
2000 Logston Blvd
Richland, WA 99354
Los Alamos Unit
Manhattan Project NHP
475 20th Street
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Oak Ridge Unit
Manhattan Project NHP
461 W. Outer Drive
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
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