When this date rolls around I think about my dad and his 4 brothers surviving the war. I also think about a friend whom I worked for who told me after serving in Europe and getting orders to report stateside for refitting and training for the anticipated invasion of Japan. He said when the word came down that the war in the Pacific was also over, he sat down and cried. I asked him if he did because he was happy. He said no, he did it because he knew he would live. Rest in peace, Art.