World War 2 (WWII) Over Today - 7th May 1945

[monkey tennis]

The War in Europe is Ended! (7th May 1945)

[Vortigern99]

Let's hear it for our boys!!

[Adam West]

It ended the war in Europe but Japan did not surrender.

Unfortunately, we had to drop two atomic bombs on them to end the war.

[megoscott]

Whew Glad THAT'S over.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Yup ...another 3 months until VJ day...but lets hear it for the boys

[Mikey]

My uncle fought in the battle of Okinawa

He would never talk about it...

I think he seen a lot of bad things

[Bo8a_Fett]

99% of ground force vets wouldn't talk about their time in action...unless it was for something like the imperial war museum....where they felt their stories should be told in case people forget the horrors of war

[SUP-Ronin]

99% of ground force vets wouldn't talk about their time in action...unless it was for something like the imperial war museum....where they felt their stories should be told in case people forget the horrors of war

...yet we still manage to ignore the horrors of war.

[Bo8a_Fett]

true....unfortunately too true...

[Mikey]

You guys are lucky we saved your asses otherwise yous would be goose-stepping right now

[Cosmicman]

Captain America was in an iceberg when this happened!

[Adam West]

My uncle was in WWII and used to talk about it all the time. My father fought in Korea but never said a word.

After my dad died, I asked my uncle why my dad never talked about the war and he told me that my dad never talked about it because he saw some horrific things while my uncle was on a ship that never saw combat.

[Bo8a_Fett]

You guys are lucky we saved your asses otherwise yous would be goose-stepping right now

I'm not rising to the bait this time round t1k.....

[Mikey]

All kidding aside ------------

My neighbour --- also my best childhood buddy ------

His grandfather was an SS Captain in WW2

For all I know his family was killing my family back then ...

Weird

[Mikey]

I'm not rising to the bait this time round t1k.....

Whaaaa

You didn't take the bait