Private First Class Henry Goode (left) stands next to Rudy Lopez, director of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery, as he tells the story about an enemy sniper wounding him during World War II.
Veterans, military personnel and family members gathered at the Washington Veterans Memorial Cemetery for its "Spirit of 45," Saturday, Aug. 15.
The event was to commemorate the 70th anniversary of "Victory over Japan Day," which signaled the end of World War II. On Aug. 15, 1945, the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made, however due to time zone differences, the United States, the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands, heard about the surrender the day before. The official signing of the surrender document occurred on Sept. 2 of that year.
During the ceremony, Rudy Lo...
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