it's a state holiday here today 8/12/2024

[Old_Me]

this is the day the whole country (i think) "used to" celebrate the Victory in Japan after they surrendered.

but given the namby-pamby's protesting that it was disparaging to the Japanese people, many states got rid of it...but here, our WWII vets fought for the state to keep it......for the longest time, i think Arizona, and New Mexico, also kept it, but fell to the protestings.

it was in this mornings paper, when the last RI, WWII vet dies, then, this holiday may be rid of. we will still get the mail, it's not a federal holiday, i think it was in the very beginning.???

What is Victory Day and why is Rhode Island the only state that observes it?

On Monday, the Ocean State celebrates Victory Day, which marks the end of World War II with the surrender of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945.

www.providencejournal.com

 

[Mr.W.]

I practice remembrance and thanks on V Day (May 8) and VJ Day (August 14) annually, as I feel all Americans should.

 

[Old_Me]

I practice remembrance and thanks on V Day (May 8) and VJ Day (August 14) annually, as I feel all Americans should.

when holidays of celebration are removed, to appease the anti celebration club, Christmas which can be a religious holiday can be next, as well as Thanksgiving Day, cuz the native Americans were moved from thier land, then Veterans Day Nov 11th, will be next cuz it celebrated wars, then New Years day cuz it celebrates drinking, then Easter cuz it celebrates God (religion again), then the rest...


it's time to rid the country of the "anti-whatever" club members.

and get back to the basics we once had, and took for granted, so others could just waltz on it, and take them away.