My father was in the Philippines preparing for the invasion of Japan when the bombs were dropped. They probably saved his life and the lives of countless others.
It’s a powerful meme but, for the record, the US city pictured in 1945 is probably Pittsburgh. Detroit was similarly prosperous, but it doesn’t have two major rivers....
“but it doesn’t have two major rivers..”
Huh? Detroit?
If you refer to Detroit, you need to look at a map.
Could be what looks like two rivers is Belle Isle.
Similar story but not yet overseas. My father was just completing his last home visit before being shipped out from the west coast. He was hitch-hiking back to CA from the Midwest and was somewhere in Wyoming when he caught a ride in what he said was a very nice car (can’t remember the make) and they all heard about the atom bomb on the car radio.
He said he spent the next 8 months in California “doing nothing” (his words) before being released from Army. If there was no A-Bomb I’m guessing I would not exist.