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UK marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Salutes and flags mark 80 years since VJ Day

Memorials have been held across the West to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan Day) – signifying the end of World War Two. Crowds took part in a national two-minute silence at 12:00 BST led by the King, Queen and Prime Minister Keir Starmer from the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

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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,

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The UK marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Day on August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, but much of the celebration in 1945 focused on VE (Victory in Europe) Day in May, with those who served in the Far East labelled The Forgotten Army.

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Rushcliffe: 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day

The 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day and the formal end of World War II marked by council. Whilst VE Day marked the ...

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King Willem-Alexander pays tribute to VJ Day heroes in touching message

King Willem-Alexander had paid a touching tribute to VJ Day heroesOn Friday, August 15, the monarch stepped out to mark the ...

King and Queen lead two-minute silence to mark 80 years since VJ Day

Victory over Japan Day is marked each year on 15 August - the date in 1945 when Japan surrendered to the Allied forces and ...

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This Day in History: WWII victory over Japan announced on Aug. 15, 1945

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On August 15, 1945, the world celebrated victory over Japan and the end of World War II after two atomic ...

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Sarah Ferguson lauds WWII fighters’ legacy in poignant VJ Day tribute

Sarah Ferguson will forever be grateful to VJ Day veterans for gifting the “tomorrow” they would never see.To commemorate the ...

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This Day in History on August 15: Japan Surrenders World War II

August 15 stands as a day marked by transformative moments that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of the ...

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Family displays restored war vehicles for VJ Day

A seaside town stepped back in time on Saturday as it marked the anniversary of VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day. On the exact spot of the former railway station in Clevedon, North Somerset, from ...

Here’s why Rhode Island is the only state that celebrates Victory Day

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Like Del’s Lemonade or the Gaspee parade, Victory Day is one of the Ocean State’s unique summertime ...

Commemorating 80 years since Victory over Japan Day

Today marks eighty years since VJ Day - Victory over Japan Day - when Japan surrendered and World War Two ended. Post-war, ...

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'I was given six hours notice and sent to fight Japan'

Tommy Doherty, 98, served in the RAF in Singapore while neighbour Brian Buick's uncle died in a prisoner of war camp in Borneo in 1945.

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