President Donald Trump announced plans late Thursday to designate May 8 as the US World War II “Victory Day.”
Trump is a true social, and although he has admitted that “many of our allies and friends” will already celebrate on May 8th, he said the US should be involved.
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World War II officially ended later in the year on September 2, when Japan signed the instrument of surrender, but about a week after Japan waving a white flag on August 14, when the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The United States does not have public holidays specifically to commemorate World War II, but there have been commemorative ceremonies for decades in May, August and September.
Former President Harry Truman, who had been appointed at the end of World War II, issued a declaration on August 14, 1946, declaring “Victory on Japan's Day.”
“And I call on the American people to observe the Day of Victory in America as a day of stern commemorating the devotion of men and women, where the victory of sacrifice has been achieved, and as a day of prayer, and in an effort that causes of justice, freedom, peace and international goodwill, inspired by courageous courage, advance with courageous efforts, and as a day of Victory as a day of prayer.” I've read Truman's declaration, Partially.
In the same post, Trump said November 11th will also be recognized as “Victory Day” from World War I.
“We won both wars. No one was close to us in terms of our strength, courage, or military brilliance, but we had nothing to celebrate,” the president wrote. “That's because we don't have a leader anymore. That's how we know how to do that! We're going to start celebrating victory again!”
