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80th VJ Day service is poignant moment for veteran
A World War Two special forces veteran says a service to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day will be "a really poignant moment for those of us left". Charlie Richards, 104, from Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of 33 Far East and Pacific war veterans attending the service at the National Memorial Arboretum.
THE 80th anniversary of VJ — Victory over Japan — Day was commemorated at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, ...
Many of the veterans have never told their story before registering with the Royal British Legion to be part of ...
Victory over Japan Day is marked each year on 15 August - the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces and ...
VJ Day – falls today, 15 August being the day in 1945 that Emperor Hirohito spoke to his people for the very first time to ...
Thousands of love letters exchanged by a couple separated during World War Two have been published to mark the 80th ...
Its officially Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) and as part of his speech King Charles has sent a stark message about current ...
AS the war in Europe ended on VE Day - May 8, 1945 - fighting continued in the Far East and Pacific until August 15, 1945, ...
Memorials have been held across the West to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) – signifying the end ...
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