You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend. Like us on facebook at cspan history. May 8 marked the 70th anniversary of veday when germany surrendered to allied forces ending world war ii in europe. A ceremony commemorating the victory. Speakers include susan rice and world war ii historian alex kershaw. Following the ceremony, a flyover of the National Mall by dozens of world war ii aircraft with the planes flying informations representing the major battles of world war ii from pearl harbor to the final aerosol on japan. Air assault on japan. Alex kershaw thank you. Good morning. What a Beautiful Day it is today. On behalf of the friends of the National World war ii memorial board of directors, and the National Park service, welcome to the National World war ii memorial. It is my great honor to be your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary of ve day. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation wh
It is my great owner to your master of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and remember the 70th anniversary of dday. Ve day. We are here today to salute those of the world war ii generation who helped save the world from tyranny. We also offer a special salute to the men and women of our Armed Services who are fighting the war on terror. We want them to know that their service is deeply, deeply appreciated. [applause] alex to all of these warriors and veterans, past and present we owe and debts have gratitude and a lasting appreciation for their service to this country. Thank you for being here today and special thanks to our world war ii veterans for your service and your sacrifices for this nation and the world. We owe everything to you. Everything. [applause] alex ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to introduce the official party for todays ve day commemoration. The keynote speaker is ambassador susan rice. I am also delighted to welcome on behalf of her sister, former secret
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] include alex kershaw. Later, a fly over with planes flying in formation representing the major battles of world war ii from pearl harbor to final aerosol on japan. The final error assault on japan. Good morning and what a beautiful morning it is. The National Park service, welcomes you to the world war ii memorial
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