THANK YOU ALL ETO VETERANS!
Earlier in the week I wrote a letter to the local newspaper which was published on Wednesday. I had noticed that there was no mention of V-E Day on either of my calendars. I won't bore you with the whole thing, but it said basically that Friday was V-E Day, and we should not forget to say Thank You to our ETO Vets on Friday. I also mentioned the fact that this day is no longer marked on many calendars and is seldom mentioned in the newspapers and/or TV news of most larger cities in the USA...unlike the 1950's and 1960's when you couldn't find a calendar without noting the May 8. 1945 surrender of Germany to Allied Commanders.
ps- might mention that May 9th is still celebrated annually in places like Ukraine and nations of the former commie bloc. Strange thing: In 1945 our boys came home to great fanfare, while many Red Army vets who had been captured by the krauts were treated like traitors and imprisoned by Stalin and NKVD criminals. Since the fall of communism ALL veterans of WWII are once again honored for the victory over the "Hitlerites!" this info from my friend Max in Ukraine, who ask me to please say thank you to American Veterans who fought against the Germans. THANK YOU!