V. E. Day – 65th Anniversary May 8th, 2010

Posted on May 7, 2010 

May 8th will commemorate the 65th Anniversary of V.E. Day. On that date in 1945 the documents were signed, hostilities officially ceased, and the date was designated V.E. Day. The guns fell silent and no longer need we fear the wail of the air raid sirens, the drone of airplanes carrying death and destruction to cities, towns, and villages.

Service men and women returned to those cities, towns, and villages to resume their lives which had been interrupted by war. Too many however, would never return. They lie in some foreign land, or sea; mourned by grieving families and their comrades in arms.

“More than one million people celebrated in the streets to mark the end of the European part of the war. Many hardships remained, however, including continued rationing of food and clothing, which lasted even longer in peacetime than it had during the war. In London, crowds massed in Trafalgar Square and up The Mall to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, appeared on the balcony of the Palace before cheering crowds. Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) and her sister Princess Margaret were allowed to wander anonymously among the crowds and take part in the celebrations.” [Wikipedia]

Every Legion meeting begins with a prayer for our fallen comrades.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.”

Every Legion meeting ends with the solemn reminder:

“LEST WE FORGET”
“LEST WE FORGET”
“LET US NEVER FORGET”

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