Hiroshima Remembered Photos

Prime Minister Taro Aso bows in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. The event marked the 64th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack that devastated the city.











Residents of Hiroshima pray for the atomic bomb victims during the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Hiroshima marks the 64th anniversary of the the atomic bomb attack that devastated the western Japanese city at the closing days of World War II.











A girl holds a paper lantern before releasing it in the Motoyasu River



A woman offers prayers as she releases a paper lantern in the Motoyasu River with the backdrop of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Hiroshima's mayor urged global leaders on Thursday to back President Barack Obama's call to abolish nuclear weapons as Japan marked the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.




Source : CBS News.com, Photo: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)