"On A Note Of Triumph" VE Day, 1945. 75 Years Ago.

Written For The End Of WWII In Europe & The Greatest Radio Broadcast Of All Time.
It Has Elements Of Celebration, Relief & Gratitude.

It ends with a Hope for a future which, 3/4 of a century on & in retrospect, is saddening for what was Hoped for but not attained broken heart

I hadn't heard it before tonight on an Old Time Radio Program.

Similar sentiment of the era -- "The White Cliffs Of Dover" ...

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A memory from WWII Army Nurse, Marge "Pinky" Behlen ...

She's the Senior Member & Glamor Gal of our Vets For Peace Chapter.
She turned 98 in January. flower

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wave Viv!

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