Today's Americans Will Live Up to Legacy of World War II Generation, Esper Says
Sept. 2, 2020 | BY JIM GARAMONE , DOD News
Just like America's World War II generation, today's citizens will defend "democracy, liberty, sovereignty, human rights, mutual respect and the rule of law," Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today.
The secretary spoke at the ceremony aboard the USS Missouri commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — the most destructive war in world history.
Some World War II veterans attended the ceremony who were present when representatives of Japan signed the surrender documents on the deck of the American battleship in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Many more veterans of the war had to attend virtually due to COVID-19.
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