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August 14, 2010

Happy VJ Day

65 years ago today, Japan surrendered and it was finally over.

I just caught this remarkable video over at Iowahawk.

VJ Day, Honolulu Hawaii, August 14, 1945 from Richard Sullivan on Vimeo.

It was only five years later my dad was there in Honolulu, playing baseball for the SUBPAC, learning how to operate sonar on a diesel electric submarine. I need to call one of my sisters to show him this.

Thanks to those veterans who made this day happen.


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