\u201cIt is significant that we ask for the public\u2019s engagement\nwith 75th WWII Commemoration fund raising today, remembering not only the \u201cdate\nwhich will live in infamy,\u201d but also the 100th birthday of nationally\nrecognized WWII veteran, Tuskegee Airman, Col. Charles McGee. It is our goal to\nhonor the heroism and sacrifice of our WWII veterans, those serving on the home\nfronts and those who suffered the horrors of the Holocaust while we still have\na precious few left living among us,\u201d said Pete Bunce, representing the Arsenal\nof Democracy Executive Committee and the 75th WWII Commemoration Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honorary co-chairs of the 75th WWII Commemoration Committee<\/a>, Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole, joined by Linda Hope, who represents the Bob Hope Legacy as part of the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation, the Presenting Sponsor of the 75th WWII Commemoration, shared their support of the bookend events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese events will preserve our nation\u2019s memory of a time\nwhen the United States persevered with selflessness and courage in the face of\ntyranny,\u201d the Doles and Hope write in a letter to the public. \u201cThe events…\nmay be our last opportunity to honor the service and sacrifice of our veterans\nand our heroes, celebrating the impact they had on our lives,\u201d the letter says.\n\u201cThe accomplishments of the \u2018Greatest Generation\u2019 are too valuable to forget.\nTogether, we can preserve the legacy of World War II and remind our nation of\nwhat can be achieved by the American spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit www.75thwwiicommemoration.org\/about\/national-cochairs-presenting-sponsor<\/a> to read the full letter from the Doles and Ms. Hope. Individuals can donate to these 75th commemorative efforts by clicking www.75thwwiicommemoration.org\/donate<\/a>. Learn more about the events, including how you can contribute to support them by visiting www.75thwwiicommemoration.org<\/a>, which provides details on the programs that will be held in both Washington, D.C. and Oahu, Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Arsenal of Democracy Flyover will take place on Victory\nin Europe (VE) Day \u2013 Friday, May 8, 2020 \u2013 to commemorate the 75th anniversary\nof the end of World War II in Europe. As part of a five-day slate of\neducational and commemorative activities in and around the nation\u2019s capital,\nthe flyover will coincide with a ceremony for veterans at the National World War\nII Memorial, hosted by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial. It\nwill consist of over 100 vintage warbirds of various types flying over the\nNational Mall in 24 separate, historically sequenced formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On September 2, 1945, the Japanese signed the surrender\ndocuments ending World War II on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The\nBattleship Missouri Memorial and Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum will commemorate\nthe 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific with another five-day\nschedule of educational programs and ceremonies. The event will highlight the\ntransition from war to a global commitment to peace and friendship, beginning\non August 29, 2020, and culminating in a special ceremony on September 2, 2020,\nat the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the 78th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War II, the 75th World War II Commemoration Committee is launching a public fundraising initiative to engage your patriotic support. The 75th WWII Commemoration Committee will spearhead the bookend events: The Arsenal of Democracy tribute remembering the end of war in Europe, May 8, 2020; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-district-of-columbia","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14401"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14402,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14401\/revisions\/14402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}