Atomic bombing to be marked with Richland peace ceremony Aug. 9

World Citizens for Peace in planning a public ceremony to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, using plutonium produced at Hanford.

The Atomic Cities Peace Memorial is set for 8:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Lee Landing, at the end of Lee Boulevard in Richland’s Howard Amon Park.

A one-hour program of song, speech and prayer will remember the past with hope for the future.

The Bell of Peace, a gift from the mayor of Nagasaki to the people of Richland, will be rung in memory of Americans who died at Pearl Harbor and Japanese who who died in Nagasaki.

This story was originally published August 4, 2016 at 8:23 PM with the headline "Atomic bombing to be marked with Richland peace ceremony Aug. 9."