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Of all the US states, only one still celebrates the end of WW2: Rhode Island. Other than the general US tendency to forget its history (or, worse, actively falsify it), I wonder if this is a remnant of the blacklists and general paranoia about communism and the USSR during the 1950s.
I think we're all guilty of twisting our history a little bit.
To be fair i guess VJ or the true end date is more relevant globally. But it would be nice given the testing times that we all face if most nations got together and celebrated something positive.
The local Commemorative Air Force Performed a flyover in the Phoenix area in celebration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. C-47, B-17G (Sentimental Journey) and a B-25J (Maid in the Shade). I was very lucky in that they flew right over my house. View attachment 580689View attachment 580690
I was very lucky in that they flew right over my house.
I was very pleased to see a house, just around the corner from me, decked out all over its frontage with home made banners and plaques, in red, white and blue, and the 'Union Jack' and 'Stars and Stripes' flags ( Couldn't see if there was a Russian or other flags, due to passing traffic), with 'Thank You' banners of various sizes, together with 'Thank You' posters for the NHS (the UK's National Health Service). All the more gratifying, as the people who live there are relatively young ( I think perhaps early 30s, although I've only seen them once, and don't know them).
I was also very pleased, and highly amused, when someone beat me to it to silence that bl**dy annoying, yapping dog, during the period of silence, with a voice that almost matched my "parade ground" bark - the dog very quickly went quiet, and I think the owner hid for a while !!
There were also some spontaneous fireworks earlier this evening - all in all, very pleasing for a town with perhaps more than it's fair share of dimbledicks !