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VE DAY
Google ^ | 5-8-1945 | Los Angeles times

Posted on 05/08/2008 9:03:17 AM PDT by ex-snook



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1 posted on 05/08/2008 9:03:17 AM PDT by ex-snook
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To: ex-snook

Thank you for your service.


2 posted on 05/08/2008 9:08:09 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: ex-snook
Hear it as the news broke on NBC, May 8th 1945:

NBC: VE Day Special Broadcast (13.8mb .MP3)

3 posted on 05/08/2008 9:10:40 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: ex-snook

Thanks for your service. Which Army Infantry Division were you a part of?


4 posted on 05/08/2008 11:05:55 AM PDT by politicket
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To: ex-snook
Command Performance 05/14/1945 Victory in Europe special broadcast -- (13mb .MP3)

Bing Crosby hosts, with opening monologue by Ronald Coleman.

Guest stars: Jimmy Durante, Ida Lupino, Desi Arnaz, Bette Davis, Burgess Meredith, Dinah Shore, Ginny Simms, Frank Sinatra, Bill Mauldin, Rita Hayworth, Ernie Whitman, Ginger Rogers, Ruth Huzi, Pat Travers, Don Wilson, George Montgomery, John Conners, Jane Faulkenburg, Diana Lewis, GI Jill, Johnny Mercer, Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, Danny Kaye, Carmen Miranda, Claudette Colbert.

Closing monologue by Orson Welles.

5 posted on 05/08/2008 11:50:28 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: The KG9 Kid

Thanks for directions to this Treasure Chest!


6 posted on 05/08/2008 1:14:46 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: politicket

See Freepmail


7 posted on 05/08/2008 1:15:55 PM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: ex-snook
I thought that you would like it!

Don't forget to listen to the 300+ Jack Benny radio shows on www.archive.org. Just search for 'Jack Benny' in the search box.

8 posted on 05/08/2008 1:50:27 PM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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