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May 8th, 2003, 07:41 AM
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May 8, 1945. Germany surrenders unconditionally and Europe is at peace.
Happy VE-day everyone! Woot! 
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May 8th, 2003, 08:34 AM
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Happy VE-day everyone!
And a piece of history:
VE-Day crowds encroaching on Winston Churchill's open car, in the City of London's Parliament Square today, did Irish Guardsman Ivor White (circled) a big favour when they pushed him on to the running-board of the slowly moving vehicle.
Ivor eagerly stretched out his hand towards Winnie, and shouted the Irish Guards famous battle-cry . . . "Up, The Micks".
Grasping the Guardsman's hand momentarily, Winston replied . . . "Well done The Micks"
and a few brief seconds of history were to remain in this soldier's memory for a lifetime.
http://www.irish-guards.co.uk/veeday.htm
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May 8th, 2003, 01:53 PM
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You guys beat me to it!!!!
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May 8th, 2003, 03:52 PM
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Happy VE-Day!
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May 8th, 2003, 04:47 PM
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPY VE-Day!!!!!
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May 8th, 2003, 05:32 PM
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Happy VE Day. May we never forget those that made the supreme sacriface in the name of freedom.
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May 8th, 2003, 05:37 PM
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Happy VE Day everyone.
Greg
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May 8th, 2003, 09:02 PM
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Happy VE Day.
I remember not long ago--or so it seems--that we were celebrating ONLY the 50th anniversary of D-Day. Come to thunk uv it--that was in 1994!!!  How time flies.
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May 8th, 2003, 10:25 PM
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Only one year of waiting and we can celebrate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
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May 9th, 2003, 02:14 AM
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Happy VE day to all!
Well, let's remember that we already had the remembrance of France's fall LX anniversary some three years ago! We already had the LXI anniversary of Pearl Harbour and 'Barbarossa' and the LXIII of 'Falweiß'! And Stalingrad's XL!
Time indeed flies!
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