on 2 September, we attended a very interesting V-J Day Commemorative Event at the local museum - National Museum of the Pacific War. We were glad we had found out about it and were able to participate.
With the buffet treats and drinks, in a way, it was as if we had celebrated the end of the war 80 years ago (considering that, according to quantum physics, past, presence, and future happen at the same time, now).
The program of the commemoration, with the national Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance was quite patriotic.
From the right (in white shirts) - Mr. Donald Graves and Mr. Ken Jones (USS Colorado veteran).
was followed by the lecture delivered by Mr. Jonathan Parshall.
During the event, I thought about my grandfather Józef, who was a POW and then a labor camp for five years of WW2.
We were honored to meet Mr. Donald Graves - Iwo Jima survivor.
Corporal Graves was a flamethrower of the 5th Marine Division, 28th Regiment, 2nd Battalion Dog Company. He was 17 when he joined the US Marine Corps in 1942.