It has been 76 years since the air raid on Sendai at the end of the Pacific War in 10 days.
A memorial service was held in Sendai to commemorate the people who died in the war.
Before dawn on July 10, 1945, the city of Sendai was hit by an air strike by the U.S. military, and according to the city of Sendai, 1399 people were killed in the bombing for about two hours, and nearly 20% of the city was burned. It became a burnt field.
On the 10th, 76 years after the Sendai air raid, a memorial service was held in Aoba Ward, Sendai City.
The ceremony was not held again last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but 70 bereaved families donated flowers and prayed for the requiescats of the victims.
An 86-year-old woman who attended said, "All my mother's relatives who were hiding in the air defense of the elementary school died. The surroundings were dyed red in the air raid, and I was hiding in the air defense at home all night without sleeping. I don't think you should do it. "
An 87-year-old woman said, "I remember the sky turning bright red and the smell of burning people around me. I want you to be peaceful from now on."
According to Sendai City, the number of attendees at the memorial service is decreasing due to the aging of the bereaved family, and this is only 60% of the 10 years ago, so how do you convey the Sendai air raid to posterity? Is an issue.