Ladies and gentlemen, veterans of the Second World War of 1939-1945, immediate families, relatives, children and grandchildren of the veterans and fallen of the Second World War, and all the people of the free world, especially to those serving in uniform in from all the combatant Allied countries today, Exactly 69 years have passed since the announcement of the formal end of the Second World War in Europe, the very war that began in this continent 75 years ago on the 1st of September 1939 and ended here on May 8 and 9, 1945, although the war in the Pacific, which started in 1937 as part of yet another war between China and Japan, would only end that September. It was on that day in Berlin that representatives of the Wehrmacht High Command, in the presence of several Allied generals from all the Allied combatant nations, formally agreed to end the conflict in the continent that suffered so many lives lost (including so many Jews and citizens of other faiths during the Holocaust), wounded or missing and destroyed an entire continent that was earlier ravaged by the First World War of 1914-18, with the official surrender of the all the German armed forces, including members of the paramilitary SS and SA under the Nazi party, and the entire German nation, once again to the victorious Allies, which was announced early the next day (May 9) in the USSR, just as the joint Soviet-Czechoslovak forces were advancing towards Prague along with several representatives from the US Army and local partisans. It is the very day that the whole world remembers with profound respect and gratitude to all those who fought in the side of the defenders of freedom in the European continent and in the Mediterranean against the forces of fascism, Nazism and imperialism of Germany and Italy. While the celebrations in the former USSR, Israel, Serbia, Croatia and Romania fall tomorrow, the rest of Europe, the US and Canada honor it today. It is of dear gratitude that we thank all our Allied veterans, either in the uniformed forces or in the civilian sectors, and all who were part of the resistance movement in the occupied territories, and all who paid the ultimate sacrifice during these 5 and a half years of conflict in Europe and North Africa, for their service for our freedom, independence and liberty, whose memory we honor through books, films, television and other forms. Included in this are the men of Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the now disbanded 4th Brigade Combat Team and now under the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), XVIII Airborne Corps, United States Army, the vanguard of the airborne invasion of Normandy and in the battles in the Low Countries and into Germany, the very unit that we now know as the Band of Brothers according to a book by the late Stephen Ambrose which was adapted into the award winning HBO miniseries of 2001. It is the memory of these men and women that fought against the fascist foes that we remember today, for they risked everything including their lives, to give us a world that is truly worth defending for all our future generations. Their lives of service for their country and for our freedom against fascism will never ever be forgotten even to this very day! Today also marks 113 years since the formal beginning of naval aviation in the United States of America in 1911. After the successful test flights in San Diego, California earlier in the year and the opening of the first naval air training center, the US Navy was finally convinced of the effectiveness of naval air power as was proven during a 1911 test flight by George Washington Chambers, the father of US Naval Aviation. Thus on this day in 1911, US Naval Aviation jump-started with the Navy formally giving in to Glenn Curtis wishes by accepting its offer of two biplanes from his company for use in the training of naval aviators. At present, the US naval air forces from the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are always ready to defend the airspace and waterways of our planet, and most of all, the freedom and independence of our United States of America. These Top Guns, like Maverick and his pals, are ready to be above all other naval air arms all over the world, in short: they are ready to be always up there, with the best of the best. To all our veterans of the war in Europe, to all those who are serving in the uniformed services, and to all veterans and active service personnel in the naval aviation services of the United States of America, our dearest holiday greetings to all of you on this very special day, truly the day that we honor both the victors of Europe and our naval aviators, wingmen, air bosses, and aircrew of the US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard who always stand ready for the defense of the nation at the cost of their lives, up there in the blue skies of freedom, together as one! And as the men of Easy will always say: WE STAND ALONE TOGETHER! ETERNAL GLORY TO THE FALLEN AND THE HEROES AND VETERANS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE FROM 1939-1945! ETERNAL GLORY TO ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF OUR WORLD AGAINST FASCISM, NAZISM AND IMPERIALISM! LONG LIVE THE VICTORIOUS ALLIES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EUROPE! LONG LIVE ALL OUR SERVING TROOPS OF THE ARMED SERVICES OF ALL THE COMBATANT ALLIED COUNTRIES THAT HELPED WIN THIS GREAT WAR AGAINST FASCISM AND NAZISM, AS WELL AS ALL OUR SERVICE PERSONNEL IN THE POLICE, FIREFIGHTING, FORESTRY, BORDER CONTROL AND RESCUE SERVICES! LONG LIVE THE HEROES, FALLEN AND VETERANS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION! LONG LIVE ALL THE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN IN THE NAVAL AIR ARMS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD! LONG LIVE THE GLORIOUS 69TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC VICTORY IN EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA! LONG LIVE THE 113TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NAVAL AVIATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! LONG LIVE THE VICTORIOUS PEOPLE OF OUR FREE WORLD! And to the entire HBO War Fandom, especially the fans of Band of Brothers, who will celebrate for all time this day of victory over Nazi Germany: LONG LIVE EASY COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AND NOW 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT), XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS, UNITED STATES ARMY… THE “BAND OF BROTHERS”! CURRAHEE! AIR ASSAULT! ARMY STRONG! HAPPY VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY AND HAPPY 113TH BIRTHDAY, US NAVAL AVIATION! HOOOAH! HOOYAH! 1256H, May 9, 2014, the the 238th year of the United States of America, the 239th of the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 120th of the International Olympic Commitee, the 100th of the beginning of the First World War, the 75th of the invasion of Poland and the beginning of the Second World War, the 70th of the marriage of John and Lena Basilone, D-Day, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Peleliu, the beginning of the liberation of the Philippines and the Battle of the Bulge, and the 69th of the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and of the great victories in Europe and the Pacific, the 67th of the United States Armed Forces and 113th of United States Naval Aviation. John Emmanuel C. Ramos Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Grandson of Philippine Navy Veteran PO2 Paterno Cueno, PN (Ret.) (Requiem for a Soldier) (Slavsya from Mikhail Glinkas A Life for the Tsar) (Victory Day by Lev Leshenko and Top Gun Anthem) (Salute)
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 05:02:18 +0000
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