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Oklahoma City area YMCA campers send positive messages to counterparts in Japan

Campers from most of the Oklahoma City metro area YMCAs are making peace lanterns to send to Japan to commemorate the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima.

By Matt Patterson Modified: July 18, 2012 at 10:45 pm • Published: July 19, 2012

EDMOND — Eight-year-old Chase Roberts doesn’t know a lot about history, but that didn’t stop him from sending a positive message to people halfway around the world.

Roberts took part in the YMCA’s Hiroshima Peace Lantern Project on Monday during the arts and craft portion of his day at camp. The lanterns will be sent to the Hiroshima YMCA and floated down...


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by Matt Patterson
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Matt Patterson has been with The Oklahoman since 2006. Prior to joining the news staff in 2010, Patterson worked in The Oklahoman's sports department for five years. He previously worked at The Lawton Constitution and The Edmond Sun.

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