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V-E Day — 1945


Rob Dean
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I don’t have any links, and I am betting the observances are a bit subdued, but I do note that today is the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, the official end of World War Two in Europe.  Compared to that, getting through our current crisis seems possible...

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6 hours ago, Rob Dean said:

I don’t have any links, and I am betting the observances are a bit subdued, but I do note that today is the 75th anniversary of V-E Day, the official end of World War Two in Europe.  Compared to that, getting through our current crisis seems possible...

 

My dad had 2 uncles and a cousin that served. Grandpa's best friend was one of the first wave of Canadian volunteers. Mom had one uncle. Neighbours who's land I own now had 3 sons. Lots of people in the area directly involved. Wife's grandfather lost his teeth in '43 on the eastern front. From the timing and little facts we've been able to find there's a good chance it was part of the Kursk battles. So the wife and I still pay our respects to the veterans this time of year.

 

Can't find the meme version but found this video about life in the last century. Makes Covid seem not so scary.

https://www.brut.media/us/news/if-you-were-born-in-1900--eeb5a2a9-8313-4516-ba40-f4fb3091eea2

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My great uncle flew night flights with the Carpetbaggers to support the French Resistance.  They dropped spies, propaganda, and other supplies.  His plane went down on the night of the 3-4th of March.

 

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