From the August 13, 2010, nola.com "V-J Day marks a victory that changed the world" by Herschel L. Abboott, Jr.
On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered. That set off some celebration, but the war was not over, Japan continued to fight.
When word of Japan's surrender August 14, 1945, it set off celebrations all across the U.S. In 2010, it was the 65th anniversary of that event. Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was in New York City's Time Square and caught "The Kiss" as it happened. Nurse Edith Shain was 27 at the time when she was "grabbed" for that kiss. After the war, she moved to California, worked and raised a family, She died Jan. 20, 2010, at the age of 91.
Sadly, the World War II generation is rapidly dying off now. It was estimated in 2010 that there were still 25,092 veterans living in Louisiana. By 2020, that number is expected to be 3,227.
Sorry to See Them Go. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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