U.S. veterans mark 70th anniversary of WWII's end

U.S. veterans mark 70th anniversary of WWII's end

Bob Dole (C, front), a World War II veteran and Republican nominee in the 1996 presidential election, and other veterans offer wreaths at the World War II Memorial in downtown Washington on Sept. 2, 2015, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the formal end of the war in the Pacific theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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