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60th Anniversary of V-E Day

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photoSixty years after V-E Day, what the Allied "Victory in Europe" against fascism means for America and the world, and the light it sheds today.

Guests:

David Kennedy, Professor of history at Stanford University and Pulitzer-Prize winning author of "Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945"

William Hanks, 84-year-old WWII veteran. US Army 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division.

Walter Ehlers, 83-year-old WWII veteran and Medal of Honor recipient. Staff sergeant in the US Army, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division.

Jack Beatty, "On Point" news analyst and a senior editor at The Atlantic Monthly.

This program aired on May 6, 2005.

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