Bryon Gleisner, a retired U.S. Air Force officer and director of the Northwoods National Cemetery in Harshaw, speaks during a brief Aug. 14 ceremony at the cemetery marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two. (Photo by Brian Jopek/Lakeland Times)
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The Spirit of ‘45
Brief ceremony at the Northwoods National Cemetery quietly highlights the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two
On Aug. 14, 1945, or “VJ Day” as it came to be known, U.S. President Harry S. Truman made the announcement that Japan had surrendered and World War Two, which had begun nearly six years before, was finally over.
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