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VJ day anniversary - Ex-soldier talks

Title
VJ day anniversary - Ex-soldier talks
Genre
Interview
TX Date
19 Aug 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:00:22
Description
Twenty thousand veterans gathered for a service of remembrance outside Buckingham Palace as part of commemoration events for 50th anniversary of VJ Day. A Lancaster Bomber flew over the mall and dropped a million poppies. Charles Haughey, a Sergeant Major serving in Burma, was among the crowd, and says they tried not to get taken prisoner.
Contributors
Charles Haughey (war veteran)
Keywords
London; Anniversary celebrations; Second World War (1939-1945); Japan; Prisoners of War; Reminiscence; VJ Day; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Veterans (Armed Forces)

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