Honoring our veterans on VE Day: Let’s make America a nation worthy of their service
Seventy-five years ago today, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces, ending World War II in Europe. This event is known as V-E Day, for Victory in Europe.
Today would have seen large celebrations of gratitude and festivities honoring the living veterans of the war. However, the coronavirus pandemic has forced these events to be staged mostly online.
This day reminds us that we owe the soldiers who fought and died to defeat Nazi Germany a debt we can never repay. But we can pay it forward.
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