All Videos Tagged hydrogen-bomb-tests (Tulsa Peace Fellowship) - Tulsa Peace Fellowship 2024-05-18T10:57:38Z http://tulsapeacefellowship.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=hydrogen-bomb-tests&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Peace Activist, Atomic Veteran, and Broadcaster Acie Byrd Dies at 77 tag:tulsapeacefellowship.ning.com,2014-05-15:2567841:Video:32323 2014-05-15T02:19:57.750Z Tony Nuspl http://tulsapeacefellowship.ning.com/profile/TonyNuspl <a href="http://tulsapeacefellowship.ning.com/video/peace-activist-atomic-veteran-and-broadcaster-acie-byrd-dies-at"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2511173695?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>The peace activist and radio commentator Acie Byrd has died at the age of 77 following a battle with cancer. Byrd was among an estimated quarter of a million U.S. military personnel exposed to radiation from U.S. nuclear tests that took place from 1945 to 1962. Byrd was exposed to hydrogen bomb testing in the mid-1950s in the Pacific. He… <a href="http://tulsapeacefellowship.ning.com/video/peace-activist-atomic-veteran-and-broadcaster-acie-byrd-dies-at"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2511173695?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />The peace activist and radio commentator Acie Byrd has died at the age of 77 following a battle with cancer. Byrd was among an estimated quarter of a million U.S. military personnel exposed to radiation from U.S. nuclear tests that took place from 1945 to 1962. Byrd was exposed to hydrogen bomb testing in the mid-1950s in the Pacific. He became a leading advocate for fellow atomic veterans, calling for healthcare compensation and a comprehensive test ban treaty. In 1977, Byrd was one of the founding members of Pacifica station WPFW in Washington, D.C., where he served as a local and national commentator and board member for many years.<br /> <br /> Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, May 14<br /> Visit <a href="http://www.democracynow.org">http://www.democracynow.org</a> to watch the entire independent, global news hour.