Sixty years ago, America celebrated victory as the Nazis surrendered and the allies declared victory in Europe. Veterans of World War II came home to a country that was prosperous and powerful, and for a time, at peace.
World leaders are today gathered in Moscow to mark this anniversary with pomp and politics, as it is marked each year, but with the passage of time, the men and women who fought in the war are increasingly fading from view. The Greatest Generation is now well into its ’80s and the obituary pages are peppered with tributes to them.
Today we commemorate victory in Europe with two veterans who were there and hear how the lessons of World War II will be remembered when the veterans are no longer around to tell the stories.
Guests:
Francis Murphy and Thomas Materazzo, World War II Veterans