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September 02, 2012

Sept 2, 1945: The End of the War

Aboard the USS Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur and Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz prepare for the signing ceremony that ended World War II.

MacArthur and Nimitz (342x440).jpg

Somebody, LauraW I think, found this color video of celebrations in Hawaii on VJ-Day. Pretty spiffy.


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