Chief Johannes remembers the dayvividly.
We were told to look in the direction of Enewetak. Those
of us who did will never forget what they saw. First, a

bright flash rising up from the’water; then it appeared as
though the sea had caughi fire. A great, huge fire rose
up into the sky and a noise was heard thet was louder

than any thunder....What we saw caused us to worry
about what was happening on our atoll, but we were told
that we could not go there to see.

Instead, we continued

to wait,

Thirty years of waiting ends on May 1, 1977.

Forty million dollars will

be spent by the United States government to clean up the islands, and to
remove the remnants of the now brush-covered test facilities, The
Enewetakese people will be coming home.

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