Live Coverage of 80 Year celebration of VE Day on BBC

[malaise]

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Massive turn out

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[SARose]

1. Thanks, Malaise

I am old enough to remember VE Day and VJ Day.

Our Prez seems to believe WWII ended on VE Day.

Oh well! I guess my Dad and everyone else who served in the Pacific Theater are just “losers and suckers.”

I believe the Marines my Dad helped land and later medically evacuated from Iwo Jima and Okinawa would beg to differ.

My Dad was home on 30 days leave prior to returning for the invasion of Japan. He was standing on the local swimming pool’s high diving board when the news came of Japan’s surrender. He belly flopped spectacularly!🤣

[malaise]

4. My mother's only brother was in the British army

Survived the war but died in a motor cycle crash not long after the end of the war.

[SARose]

13. Oh no!

That is just terrible.

[SocialDemocrat61]

2. VE day is the 8th

Today is Cinco de Mayo

[Swede]

5. Liberation day is celebrated in many countries on May 5th, the day they were liberated from the Nazis

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[SocialDemocrat61]

6. OK

But the UK was never conquered by the Nazis, so they were not liberated.

[Swede]

10. Canada sends a contingent of vets and their families to the Netherlands for Liberation Day.

Almost 8000 Canadians lost their lives liberating the Netherlands.

[SocialDemocrat61]

12. Ok

But irrelevant.

[Swede]

14. So many countries are celebrating today.

And many countries don't care about cinqo de mayo. OK

[SocialDemocrat61]

15. But my question was about the UK

Not about any other country. So an answer based on others countries is irrelevant. Yorkster answered it below actually based on the UK.

[yorkster]

7. GB is celebrating VE Day today as a "Bank Holiday Monday",

with smaller celebrations to follow, including on May 8, the date of VE Day.
The 80th is a major commemoration obviously, so this way street parties, the parade,etc. can be held with a large number of people able to observe/participate if they so desire.

[SocialDemocrat61]

11. Thanks

That makes sense

[EYESORE 9001]

3. Is the rump regime represented?

Hope it’s not kegsbreath prancing around like a rabid hyena.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. I didn't notice anyone from the US government or military, but there was a Ukrainian army contingent

[yorkster]

8. Thanks for the reminder, Malaise.

Went to BBC to watch for a bit. Can't help but think of the contrast here with our very own home-grown monster president and his cabal. What a gulf now exists between us and our allies of recent fond memory...